What do you think of PCs? Do you prefer laptops or desktops? What brands do you prefer? What chips (CPU, GPU) do you prefer? Which OS do you prefer?
I haven't owned or used a desktop PC for about 20 years now. I've been using laptop after laptop my entire adult life. I get why some people prefer desktops as they tend to be more powerful and, as someone said, easier to repair. But I personally prefer laptops due to how easy it is to bring them with me everywhere I go. I can bring it to work and I can carry it with me abroad. I've lived in several different countries and I'd hate to leave my computer behind whenever I move places. I'm not ruling out any future moves.
I game in my free time and I prefer powerful gaming laptops with at least 16GB of RAM and massive amounts of storage space (at least 2TB) that don't crash three times in 20 minutes, forcing me to press and hold the power button to perform a hard reset each time. (This literally happened to me last night. FML.)
The most important thing is that the parts I'm using aren't made in China. Luckily, Taiwan fills the gap in the semiconductor market, so they have that going for them. I prefer Asus laptops (that don't crash repeatedly) because they're made in Taiwan. I guess I also prefer Intel to AMD because Intel chips are partly made in Israel and it's nice to do my part to support Israel by buying Intel. I don't know which brands or parts are actually better though in terms of performance. My chip and brand preferences are purely geopolitical.
I tend to prefer Windows because I've been using it my entire life and I've always found it peculiar how MacOS users only have one mouse button. Like, how do you even right-click? Lol.
I've been told that MacOS, like most Apple products, are very rigid and very closed-off to the outside world. Songs downloaded from iTunes can only be uploaded to iOS devices that also use iTunes, for instance, whereas files saved to a Windows PC can be transferred by USB directly to an Android device without the need for a third-party app. Windows and Android are very much compatible in a way that they aren't with iOS or MacOS. I don't want to use Apple products due to the company's close ties to the CCP. Apps that were used to facilitate political dissent in China and HK have been removed from the App Store. Tim Cook is an asshole and Steve Jobs would be rolling in his grave. So that's a no from me to Apple.
As for Linux, it kind of feels like an OS that only someone who is particularly tech-savvy would use. It's supposed to be open source, but is it as good as Windows?
I game in my free time and I prefer powerful gaming laptops with at least 16GB of RAM and massive amounts of storage space (at least 2TB) that don't crash three times in 20 minutes, forcing me to press and hold the power button to perform a hard reset each time. (This literally happened to me last night. FML.)
The most important thing is that the parts I'm using aren't made in China. Luckily, Taiwan fills the gap in the semiconductor market, so they have that going for them. I prefer Asus laptops (that don't crash repeatedly) because they're made in Taiwan. I guess I also prefer Intel to AMD because Intel chips are partly made in Israel and it's nice to do my part to support Israel by buying Intel. I don't know which brands or parts are actually better though in terms of performance. My chip and brand preferences are purely geopolitical.
I tend to prefer Windows because I've been using it my entire life and I've always found it peculiar how MacOS users only have one mouse button. Like, how do you even right-click? Lol.
I've been told that MacOS, like most Apple products, are very rigid and very closed-off to the outside world. Songs downloaded from iTunes can only be uploaded to iOS devices that also use iTunes, for instance, whereas files saved to a Windows PC can be transferred by USB directly to an Android device without the need for a third-party app. Windows and Android are very much compatible in a way that they aren't with iOS or MacOS. I don't want to use Apple products due to the company's close ties to the CCP. Apps that were used to facilitate political dissent in China and HK have been removed from the App Store. Tim Cook is an asshole and Steve Jobs would be rolling in his grave. So that's a no from me to Apple.
As for Linux, it kind of feels like an OS that only someone who is particularly tech-savvy would use. It's supposed to be open source, but is it as good as Windows?
