Totally off topic at this point, but yea, you can basically code on Windows almost as if it were a Linux with the new features. If you're looking for all of that + performance, upgradability, freedom with what you can actually do with the machine, and a lower price tag, then you'd choose a Windows computer - granted you should know what the heck you're buying, like always. I'd say it's really for people looking for simple use, optimized OS, a device that feels premium, and simple experience.

Long way to say that I like Windows more than Mac in general - there's so much more versatility with Windows and Apple is a company selling premium feeling devices for a large price tag. It feels nicer to type on the Mac, but for gaming it would be a bit annoying with the shallow keystrokes. The Mac has a nice screen and keyboard that lit up white. Speakers were alright, but mine came with two speakers and a sub (JBL speakers). Mine has two graphics cards, the one that comes with the CPU and a GTX 1060 6GB card. The specs of her Mac are laughable at best.

My sister bought a Mac for a bit more than I bought my laptop. Mac is fine if you're buying a computer to look stylish in college and use Microsoft Word (if that's what you want from a machine you blow tons of $$$ on). Windows allows for so much more in general. In the end, anything you can do with one you can do with the other pretty much. You could probably just use Visual Studio instead, but then there's no difference between coding on those systems rather than Windows. When I code on Mac/Linux, it's always a multiple step process with the terminal. People will couch their opinions as fact, because their preferred system is 'clearly and obviously the only operating system to use.'

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