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mbpark · 01-01-2014, 08:38 PM

For many years, I built my own systems and used them.

Then I got to the point where I was helping manage a few thousand.

Simplicity is better. Really. Especially with laptops.

Apple's outright nailed it and has for years with the whole package. I've had Apple laptops, iPads, and three iphones in the past ten years, in addition to Dell and Lenovo hardware.

Wireless on anything other than an Apple device has been a PITA. Yes, this included Network Manager on the Ubuntu laptops I had with full Linux support. Windows was an outright nightmare for it until 8. Power management always worked well on Apple devices. Windows has improved, but you need to be on 8.1 with Haswell to get to the same level Apple was at in 2003. Linux is still hit and miss.

I can open an Apple laptop and be working in less than 30 seconds. I cannot say the same for Windows 7, even with an SSD drive. Windows 8 and 8.1 fixed this. Too bad people don't put start menu programs on it. After all, every OEM hacked the crap out of wireless to make it work in previous versions. I didn't see a difference

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When I go into class, the majority of devices are Apple. They just work.

01-01-2014, 08:38 PM	#16
mbpark Lecturer Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Carmel, Indiana Posts: 761	It's about just using it.... For many years, I built my own systems and used them. Then I got to the point where I was helping manage a few thousand. Simplicity is better. Really. Especially with laptops. Apple's outright nailed it and has for years with the whole package. I've had Apple laptops, iPads, and three iphones in the past ten years, in addition to Dell and Lenovo hardware. Wireless on anything other than an Apple device has been a PITA. Yes, this included Network Manager on the Ubuntu laptops I had with full Linux support. Windows was an outright nightmare for it until 8. Power management always worked well on Apple devices. Windows has improved, but you need to be on 8.1 with Haswell to get to the same level Apple was at in 2003. Linux is still hit and miss. I can open an Apple laptop and be working in less than 30 seconds. I cannot say the same for Windows 7, even with an SSD drive. Windows 8 and 8.1 fixed this. Too bad people don't put start menu programs on it. After all, every OEM hacked the crap out of wireless to make it work in previous versions. I didn't see a difference . When I go into class, the majority of devices are Apple. They just work.