I've been flirting with the various Apple products for a long time now. More specifically, the Mac Books. I have an iPhone and am quite enthusiastic, even though I think the devices are quite expensive and have one or two limitations compared to Android.
Nevertheless, the design and the optics convince me.
I already had countless Windows towers and laptops and was always very satisfied.
My current tower is unfortunately older and I think it's time for something new. But now comes the big question. Should I switch to Apple?
What are the advantages and disadvantages compared to Windows? Are the prices justified?
Does Apple also restrict certain smartphones that it also has compared to Windows?
And above all: which device would be recommended. Briefly about my needs.
Of course I use my laptops for browsing, writing and editing pictures etc. But above all for gaming!
It is important to me to be able to play newer games with high or even the best resolution (I'm currently playing the new Tomb Raider, Sims 4, Battlefield etc). Means that the Mac Book should have at least a good GraKa and processor.
Could you possibly write the year of publication for device recommendations? I do not want (at these prices even with older versions) a device that has been on the market for many years and is no longer at the half-way level.
But above all for gaming!
It is important to me to be able to play newer games with high or even the best resolution
then you can forget about macbooks
A general argument against MacBooks and iMacs is that the price is disproportionately high, the difference is actually even more drastic than iPhone to a comparable Android phone.
But otherwise nothing with a few exceptions for certain use cases.
One of these is gaming, MacBooks and iMacs are simply not made for this and do not have suitable graphics cards that go beyond a newer Intel iGPU, which you can also find in a Windows Office PC.
Furthermore, a lot of games are not supported under OSx and you have to install Windows 10 in the dual boot next to it (it is quite simple for Macs) to start it at all, but it should still be lacking in terms of graphics.
You can put together the PC yourself and save a lot of money. In addition, you always have the best price-performance ratio.
The range of games and software is the largest.
Disadvantage:
Extensive incompatibilities in hardware and software
Disproportionately high price.
Advantage:
Everyone who sees you with the thing knows that you paid a disproportionately high price.
If you also want to gamble, I advise against using an Apple device.
Unfortunately, not everything that glitters is gold. Without question, MacBooks look great, and they're pretty slim, too. But Apple buys that expensive. Very very expensive. That's my main problem with what I have with MacBooks: Apple sacrifices cooling performance and therefore performance for the appearance of the devices. But the cheekiest thing about it is that there are also more economical, cheaper processors for which the existing cooling system is sufficient. But no, Apple obviously wants to improve the fat, expensive processors, after all, they can ask for more money for it, and also it looks better on the data sheet. Of course, Apple doesn't care that these processors can't achieve their full performance because they have to throttle themselves to protect against overclocking, and because Apple reduces the applied voltage ex works (also to keep it cooler). Most customers are unaware of this, and Apple makes a lot of profit. And since Apple always requires significantly more than the hardware is worth, this means in the end: You pay too much money at Apple for hardware that does not even perform at its full potential.
A second argument has been Apple's somewhat sloppy quality lately. For example, If keyboards fail in a row (approx. 30% failure rate for 1st-3rd generation butterfly keyboards) or in a batch of MacBooks, the internal display cable is simply too short and breaks after about a year.
And now specifically for your needs: MacBooks are completely unsuitable for playing. But they were never designed for Apple's defense. Most games do not run on MacOS at all, you lose a bit of performance in Windows mode, and there are hardly any MacBooks with a good graphics card. If it does, it's mostly a Vega graphics card from Apple, and it's known for producing a lot of heat. And I think I have already mentioned enough how well this works in a MacBook.
If you really want to play with it, you should carefully consider whether a tower would also fit. Because not only Apple has the problem that good hardware needs space for cooling. There are manufacturers who solve it much better than Apple, but even a very strong (well-cooled) gaming laptop will always be inferior to a strong gaming tower. At the same time, the gaming laptop will be more expensive or have a worse price-performance ratio, it simply has its price to get so much hardware and a corresponding cooling system in such a small device. In addition, you have the guarantee that the laptop will eventually become out of date. If you buy a decent tower, you can upgrade it retrospectively and thus be able to upgrade it for many years. I almost never buy a new desktop PC, I just do minor or major upgrades. When I'm on the go, I have a thin, light laptop, which, however, does not have too much power and is not suitable for gaming. Nevertheless, my Surface Pro is my loyal companion, especially during my studies. It's thinner and lighter than any MacBook, so I always have it with me without bothering me. I can also use InDesign and Photoshop on it. And if I need more power or want to gamble, my massive desktop PC is waiting for me at home. Maybe that makes more sense for you, depending on your budget.
Extensive incompatibilities in hardware and software
That is not right. All (64bit) Mac software runs on Macs. They are 100 percent compatible. In contrast, none of these programs runs under Windows, so this is completely incompatible.
And there are no problems with hardware either.
* * SCNR
