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Is a Mac more than a big iPhone? (Serious post) (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 year ago by ThirdNerd@lemmy.world to c/apple_enthusiast@lemmy.world
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So, I have an iPhone, which I like, but we use Windows and Linux computers in our household. I'd never seen a Mac boot up until the other day after a friend gave me their old Mac Mini. I was excited to check it out, got it all set up and logged in -- but it really just seemed like a giant iPhone regarding what it did and could do (meaning, I would just stick with Windows and Linux for our computing needs, rather than swap over to the Mac). I was disappointed.

What am I missing?

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[–] a_fancy_kiwi@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I’m mostly a hobbiest that does a little bit of professional dev work. For my needs, Macs are great laptops. Great power, battery life, and runs all the apps I would want when not at a desk, integrates with all my Apple devices (Apple TV, HomePod, iPhone, iPad) plus it has a terminal that I can use to SSH into other machines. It’s the best thin client out there.

But for my needs, Macs aren’t good desktops. I can build a more powerful computer/server that has more options for natively run CAD programs, can play all my steam games, and can be upgraded when new GPUs come out.