I would really like you to elaborate that. I am seriously itching to get a macbook (mostly air as I am not a pro user) but am reluctant due to it not being windows and not sure how I will manage with it. On top of that, not having any USB ports etc is a downer (i know USB C is there) and I cannot just connect to say TV using HDMI etc without buying a dongle. But i really do want to get a macbook.
I am already invested in Apple Ecosystem with iPhones and Apple Watches in my family.
If you are living on the cloud and streaming everything then you would hardly ever need the USB ports. The only time I use the USB port is to connect to an external monitor or a USB device, once in maybe 3 months (Fire TV dongle for my 10 year old TV). I knew what I was getting into back in 2016 and I was ok with it. The only gripe I had was that I could not charge and use USB at the same time, coz MB12 has only one port. I would be getting the new Dell monitors with USBC support soon as multi monitor setup = higher productivity. Just need to buy a bigger table first.
As for the apps, I did not find any application which was unavailable on the Mac. Every app that I wanted to use was there. William mentioned some apps but they are all there: Utorrent, Github, Filezilla, Tor Browser. Unless you use a very specialised low development budget freeware, you will find the apps. In fact some of the apps that I use and like, are only available on a Mac, like Sketch. I did however have this concern before buying the mac, so I researched the mac apps before deciding. I dont even use MS Office on a Mac now, not even the mac native productivity apps. Google docs is so much better and simpler.
I have never used an ad blocker even on Windows so I do not care for them. I simply don't visit sites with too many ads or I ignore them.
If you use a laptop a lot, then look no further. If you use it for design/development/content creation then you will like it even more. The build quality, the OS, the screen, the track pad, the gestures, everything just makes the whole package worth buying. Sure you can get an equivalent or better windows hardware if you pay a lakh. At the end of the day it will still be windows. If you use the laptop sparingly and only for content consumption, you will be better off with an iPad pro with the newly launched companion keyboard.
I mentioned about handoff, the convenience of handling SMS and phone calls from my laptop, when the phone is lying in some other corner of the house was amazing. The new sidecar feature is making me rethink my additional monitor decision. Its so much better to carry a portable monitor (an ipad) wherever I want and put up a wireless dual monitor setup even while travelling. Thats what
@Muathaz meant when he said the Apple ecosystem is amazing.
I use both windows (office) and mac (personal) laptop everyday so its not that I have adjusted to the deficiencies of a mac. On the contrary I cringe having to use the windows laptop.
PS: did I tell mention you can unlock your macbook automatically when you are wearing your apple watch. To some it might be a gimmick but at the end of the day, its the finer details which add to the experience.
