Here's my .02:
I ran Windows on a Mac for years starting in 2007. The Macbook was a quality piece of hardware and I considered it the finest available to run any OS.
In the past 5 years I've seen an increasing number of problems with new Mac hardware. It's just not the same quality as it used to be: dying screens being the most common issue. Mac O/S upgrades go wrong as well. It's no panacea.
OTOH I've updated over 30 machines from Windows 7 to 10 and have had zero issues. These have all been decent quality Dell machines. If you spent as much on a Windows PC as you're planning to spend on a Mac you'll be very happy.
Eric
On Mon, Jun 25, 2018 at 2:06 PM, john@johnweller.co.uk wrote:
Hi Dave
I've now bought an iMac. I was going to get a used one but was tempted and now have a new one - very impressed but already had one casualty - my printer scanner won't work properly which is a shame, it'll scan but not preview. I looked at Fusion when Christof mentioned it but when I saw Price on Application I knew it would be too expensive for my simple needs 😊
John
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-----Original Message----- From: ProfoxTech profoxtech-bounces@leafe.com On Behalf Of Dave Crozier Sent: 25 June 2018 10:15 To: profoxtech@leafe.com Subject: RE: VFP in Windows on a Mac
John,
Been using Mac here as laptop solution for 5 years now using Fusion FX (Basically VMWare Workstation) and never had any problems. The Fusion runs much quicker on the Macbook Pro (3 years old I7 with 16Gb) than native on my other laptop (Dell) and security/rollback is a cinch as I have automatic snapshots in Fusion for exactly the reason(s) you stated. I would never go back to a native windows laptop again apart from the SurfacePro which I find excellent for graphical work which Fusion FX isn't particularly strong on due to video card emulation which is not top end graphics.
As for MacOSX it is simple and very intuitive and now I miss many of the touchpad swipe options available on the Mac when I occasionally move back to the Windows laptop. - hence buying a Logitech T650 touchpad which is almost as good as but not quite there!
If you want to dabble in Linux/Unix/Xenix then the Mac is a really stable tool to learn on even though you really don't have to be proficient in command line antics if you don't want.
In my experience, the only thing missing on the Macbook is a touch screen or stylus which will hopefully be remedied by the time I come to upgrade.
Dave
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