Might make the switch

<p>I switched to a M1 Mac Mini April of this year and I love it! I didn’t switch because I was mad at Microsoft or upset about something in Windows. I use Windows and Office daily for my job. I’ll never be able to leave Microsoft because of work and some of my kids school uses of Microsoft software and that’s cool, I like Microsoft’s stuff. I really just switched because my entire household are iPhone users and iPad users including myself and I wanted to close the ecosystem gap for myself by using a Mac and I"m a tech geek so I was really interested in use a Mac. I’d NEVER used one before. I’ve been a Windows user since Windows 95 and before that a Tandy (barfff) from RadioShack.</p><p><br></p><p>My favorite thing about being a Mac user is the ecosystem hands down! I can use iMessage on my iPhone, iPad, and Mac. I didn’t realize this until a few months into use my Mac that I could even text my Android friends via iMessage on my Mac! That was a cool nerd moment lol. Whatever I’m working on, looking on Safari, using Apple Notes or Reminders it all magically syncs and just works on my Mac and iPad. Yeah there’s 3rd party software that does that. But honestly, as a very long time Windows and Android user, NOTHING on the market syncs and "just works" better than Apple software across their devices.</p><p><br></p><p>I wouldn’t switch just because you’re feed up with Windows because honestly there’s things about Mac OS I still don’t like and prefer in Windows. Probably numero uno is the file management on Windows is just way better! Explorer is better compared to Finder when it comes to managing your files, choosing how you want your folders and files to be displayed when you open up Finder sucks compared to Explorer. Is it a deal break…not for me. Now I’ve got tons of files, been computing and saving files since the Win 95 days. But after some YouTube videos and just using it I know what to expect and how to use it to get what I want out of Finder. I have 2 monitors, a widescreen and 19 inch sitting vertical, wallpaper management on Mac isn’t as good as on Windows. It take some time to get use to the Menu Bar and Dock but once you do, I think they’re really neat. I have both hidden and it’s great for just focusing on what you’re doing in Safari or using the iWork suite, yes I use it versus Office on my Mac. I think iWork is usable and has plenty of features for home user and more. But if you’re a power Excel user Numbers won’t cut it for you. I also really love how Safari, iMessage, Photos all work together effortlessly to transfer files or see what I was looking at on my Mac, iPhone, or iPad. AirDrop is amazing! We use it a lot in my home to share photos, websites, contacts, send school attachments to the kids or them to us. Doesn’t matter how big or small or the file, again, AirDrop just works! There’s nothing like this for Windows/Android UNLESS you use third party software, create accounts, manage those accounts, make sure ALL users are doing the same thing etc etc…a pan.</p><p><br></p><p>I’d recommend checking out some YouTube videos about what to expect switching to Mac from Windows for first time users. That will prepare you for some differences and just the different way Macs work. Like getting used to going to the Menu Bar to access the settings/preferences for whatever software you’re using. Versus in Windows you do this within the software it’s self. Just differences like that. Good Luck if you switch, let us know!</p>