The Mac versus Home windows rivalry has gone on for so long as I can keep in mind; and so has the warfare over which working system is, in truth, king. No lives have been misplaced, clearly, however I’m fairly certain many egos have been damage and plenty of hilarious battles, largely over boards, have been waged.

But when we simply put aside our pleasure, we may acknowledge that each macOS and Home windows are spectacular in their very own proper, and every has its share of strengths and weaknesses. Heck, even the underrated Chromebook has its benefits over these two warring techniques. And it actually boils all the way down to the person which is extra excellent for them. 

I’m an ambidextrous person myself – though Macs do lend themselves higher to my particular workflow – and there are issues I really like (and hate) about each. However, since WWDC 2023 is looming over the horizon and macOS Ventura simply launched, it’s a great time to remind ourselves of all of the issues Apple’s Mac merchandise and the macOS working system do higher than the Home windows alternate options.

1. Higher construct

The perfect MacBooks and Macs are usually higher constructed than most of the greatest Home windows laptops and computer systems. Don’t let your assault canines out but, Home windows folks. I do know there are many Home windows choices with military-grade construct high quality, however the truth that there are numerous completely different producers on the market signifies that there isn’t consistency relating to construct high quality. What’s extra, these producers have their premium merchandise and their price range merchandise, and the latter are usually cheaply-made.

Whereas you may at all times depend on MacBooks and Macs to be constructed like a tank – I as soon as by accident dropped mine from the highest of a tall bunk mattress, and it is survived – with Home windows PCs, you type of need to do your analysis and even see that mannequin you’ve been eyeing for your self as a way to be certain of the standard.

What’s extra, MacBooks are inclined to have longer battery life and longer-lasting battery well being than most Home windows laptops. It’s arduous to discover a Home windows-powered laptop computer that may high the MacBook Air (M2, 2022)’s 16-hour file, for instance.

2. A extremely secure OS

Whereas that previous perception that Macs aren’t prone to viruses has been largely debunked, lots may also be stated about Apple’s obsession with making the whole lot proprietary. Having full management of each its {hardware} and software program, together with the truth that the macOS is a Unix working system, permits Apple’s working techniques to be safer and far more secure than Home windows.

Truthfully, I’ve been utilizing MacBook Professionals and iMacs for years, and the largest difficulty I’ve ever encountered is when apps begin to decelerate or act up since there’s a brand new macOS on the town, and I’ve to replace. And this solely actually occurs if I wait too lengthy to improve to the brand new OS. All the pieces else works nice, aside from the occasional app crashing, which occurs as soon as in a blue moon.

That isn’t the case with my Home windows PC and laptop computer. There are at all times random points popping up, some apps don’t at all times work so I’ve to uninstall and set up them once more, there’s an infinite checklist of nugatory previous keys in its registry, and even only a small Home windows replace may cause migraines – working example: the Bluetooth driver on my laptop computer getting corrupted after an replace.

3. Easy, easy interface

I completely love the macOS’s Finder; heck, even Home windows does, with Microsoft bettering its File Explorer to be just like Finder’s simplified and extra streamlined interface – though the Finder nonetheless wins on wanting clear and extra minimalist. The tags being helpful on the Finder’s sidebar makes looking for recordsdata lots simpler, and the gallery view to shortly scan by way of your photos is extremely helpful as effectively.

The macOS interface is extra streamlined generally. You possibly can shortly drag recordsdata over an app’s icon, and that tells it that you really want these recordsdata to be opened in that app. That’s extraordinarily helpful if you need to edit a choose variety of photos in Lightroom or Photoshop, for instance. 

One other handy characteristic is the truth that you may add just about any folder to the Dock as a way to shortly entry the recordsdata with out having to open the folder in Finder. That’s as a result of if you click on on that docked folder – whether or not it’s the Downloads folder, a shortcut to the Recents class, or a folder you created your self – a pop-up seems above it so you could have fast entry to the recordsdata inside.

What’s extra, the macOS’s Highlight search is solely far more environment friendly that the Home windows Search bar. Plus, it really works with out Web connection if you’re doing measurement or foreign money conversions.

4. Streamlined ecosystem

I do know that Apple’s streamlined ecosystem is designed to compel its customers to purchase an entire slew of merchandise, and people merchandise… they’re fairly costly. However hey, for those who love Apple and also you want a telephone or a pill anyway, why the heck not?

The fantastic thing about having all Apple units is that the producer had made it in order that all of them talk with each other, and also you don’t actually need to raise a finger to make them do this (aside from following some prompts that offers permission throughout a tool setup). And a number of the cool options when they’re “speaking” embody the Common Clipboard, which lets you copy + paste textual content, recordsdata, photos, and movies between your units. You possibly can, for instance, copy a very salacious little bit of gossip your good friend simply texted you in your iPhone then paste that textual content in an e-mail to a different good friend in your iMac.

You may also take calls you get in your telephone by way of your iPad or laptop computer, conveniently AirDrop recordsdata for one gadget to a different, see all of your iMessage texts on all of your units, use your iPad as your laptop computer’s secondary display screen by way of Sidecar, and use your telephone as your pc’s webcam utilizing Continuity Digital camera.

Let me see Microsoft merchandise do all that!

5. Unique software program, versatile productiveness apps

Each Mac and Home windows share many third-party apps and software program, regardless that admittedly, some gaming {hardware} producers make their supporting apps solely out there on Home windows (largely as a consequence of the truth that folks don’t often use their iMacs and MacBooks for gaming). 

Nonetheless, macOS customers even have entry to Apple-exclusive apps like Remaining Lower Professional, iMovie, and GarageBand. There’s additionally the Preview app, which is lightyears superior to something Home windows has on supply. It is a single, streamlined app that permits you to shortly view numerous issues, from photos to PDF recordsdata and PowerPoint displays. It additionally helps you to edit them, mark them up for notes, and export them as one other file sort.

I am not right here to provide Mac merchandise a tough promote and persuade you to make the change –  although I did, welcome! – however there are issues that the Mac ecosystem does higher than Home windows, which makes it a more sensible choice for many who want that may assist streamline and simplify their day by day workflow. If you happen to’re one such person and nonetheless on Home windows, I really assume you need to give Mac an opportunity.