HuskyHawk
The triumphant return of the Blues Brothers.
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Like many of the old farts here I predate the PC. So naturally my experience with Microsoft OS, including Windows, goes to the very beginning. I was trying to resurrect a nice Dell XPS 13 that was my daughters' (she wrecked every USB-C port and the Thunderbolt port so it won't charge). Repairing it costs more than buying a replacement. I got her a MacBook Air so she won't wreck the ports but I need a new computer and hoped to revive hers. While doing the research I stumbled on a Mac Mini with an M2 chip brand new, for less than a used PC laptop. I never take my PC anywhere, just my iPad, so it seemed a cheap way to get a much more powerful machine. The M4 chip minis aren't expensive either but I'm not doing anything complicated.
My only hesitation is the learning curve of switching from something I've used for over 30 years and still use daily at work, so a different OS and file system. The Mac file system never made sense to me. I don't even like most of the changes to Windows in recent years, they hid all the things I tend to use in file explorer. I'd also probably need a new docking station but I discovered they have some that fit an integrated SSD. That's the other thing I want to accomplish with this computer, putting all our old pictures and movies on storage that is off network.
Has anybody made the switch? How bad was it? I asked my daughter and she likes the Mac, said it wasn't too hard to get used to, but I've used Windows much longer than she's been alive.
My only hesitation is the learning curve of switching from something I've used for over 30 years and still use daily at work, so a different OS and file system. The Mac file system never made sense to me. I don't even like most of the changes to Windows in recent years, they hid all the things I tend to use in file explorer. I'd also probably need a new docking station but I discovered they have some that fit an integrated SSD. That's the other thing I want to accomplish with this computer, putting all our old pictures and movies on storage that is off network.
Has anybody made the switch? How bad was it? I asked my daughter and she likes the Mac, said it wasn't too hard to get used to, but I've used Windows much longer than she's been alive.
