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

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/45692012

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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[-] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago

I read on the other thread that the software preventing you from using linux is a video conferencing app. If you could give us more details on what this application is maybe some of us might know a more precise way around the problem, but with so little info at least I am stumbling in the dark.

As for general purpose advice, many people already said what I would have: either use a VM (mind you if configured properly VMs can run quite fast) or use remote desktop and somehow pass your webcam/microphone to the remote pc (there are USB over IP solutions out there that basically allow you to pass a USB signal over the network, like this for example; I haven't actually tried it myself but it does exist).

[-] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago

OP doesn't want help, they just want to complain

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