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I'm annoyed with the idea of getting a Mac (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 2 months ago by neon_nova@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/apple_enthusiast@lemmy.world

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I know this is going to be unpopular with some, but I am seriously considering a Mac and I am annoyed by the idea of it.

I NEED MacOS or Windows for my work. There is one application that does not work in Linux yet and there are no alternatives. It is a critical work application.

With that being said, you can probably guess that Linux is my preferred OS of choice.

I am currently using a Windows desktop for my work, but I do run into situations where I need a laptop. The laptop I am using now is a Thinkpad from 2021 with Fedora. I actually really love this computer. My only real complain is that the webcam is pretty garbage.

So, I think I need a new computer. My choices are Windows laptops which have decent pricing with good specs, or Apple which is extremely expensive for what you get.

I'm really annoyed with Windows' ads, bloat, and general lack of privacy; specifically Recall. On the other hand, it is hard to justify spending an extra $400 on a Macbook air just to get a 1tb hard drive. My work files alone take up a little more than 200gb.

I guess this is just a rant. I'm not looking for any solutions as what I am really looking is the ability to use Linux for my work which is not an option at the moment.

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[–] rottingleaf@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago (3 children)

BTW, I'm not OP, but just interested, about the general feel of the UI and solutions - how much of the 3d\blur\other effects can be turned off? Same with choosing a purely monochrome color scheme. These cause nausea for me every time I even look at MacOS screenshots.

And another question, about window management and solutions to that and the desktop and dock and launcher, - how simplified can that be? In addition to nausea, have anxiety from most things there, and every time touching a Mac wasn't pleasant. Can one have a keyboard-controlled environment without rounded corners, without animations, without scrolled screens with icons to launch something? And how well can one hide the functionality of virtual desktop overview or whatever that is, to just forget it was there?

Suppose my ideal of tranquility would be a DOS prompt, gray on black. How close can one get to that?

Hypothetically.

[–] ClassifiedPancake@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 2 months ago

You can reduce animations and transparency, enhance contrast (though not every application supports it) and turn everything grayscale but you can’t change the overall style and layout of the OS.

[–] MadMadBunny@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

To get a DOS prompt, you either install MS-DOS on a VM, or on a vintage PC.

Or just make the Mac boot directly into the command line as Single User. CMD+S on startup.

[–] rottingleaf@lemmy.world -1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I don't mean that. I mean using a PC normally, but with a level of UI appearance adequacy approaching that of a DOS prompt.

[–] MadMadBunny@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

You can customize the Terminal app.

[–] rottingleaf@lemmy.world -2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

No, I meant reduce distractions in the UI. Using all the same applications with native look. And reduce epilepsy-inducing elements in that native look.

I meant normal use.

[–] MadMadBunny@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 months ago

Maybe just stick with Linux.

[–] bestboyfriendintheworld@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 months ago

You can turn off a lot of the transparency and other effects in System Preferences under accessibility. Setting the traffic light window buttons to greyscale is done in appearance I think.

I always enable “reduce transparency” and “always show scroll bars” for a saner default. There’s a bunch of other settings there that are sensible as well

Keyboard navigation for windows and menus is turned off by default. So turn it on for a more efficient experience.