#WINDOWS 10 VS WINDOWS 7 FOR MAC WINDOWS 10#
How long should you wait before deploying Windows 10?Įd Bott shares some Windows 10 migration advice. While the Mac didn't have a Start menu in the lower left of the screen, the menu is visible and prominent, and so Windows 7 users stood a better chance of getting something done compared to those same users moving to Windows 8. That's because Windows 8 was a completely perplexing change without any visual cues about how the OS worked - or where the stuff everyone was used to disappeared to. UI differencesĪ Windows 7 user jumping from Windows 7 to Windows 8 would be far more confused than that same user moving to a Mac.
For the purpose of our discussion in this article, then, we'll skip any more discussion of machine price and move on to the other factors that should factor into your decision-making. Sure, there are cheaper Windows machines, but if you shop for brand-name suppliers, the dollar difference isn't much (or may even give Apple an advantage). A MacBook Pro with a 2.7Ghz i5 with the same storage and RAM is $1,499. With a Core i5 (Microsoft doesn't specify processor speed!), 256GB storage, and 8GB of RAM, you're talking $1,899. Take, for example, the spiffy new Microsoft Surface Book. High end Windows-based ultrabooks are priced near (or even above) similarly equipped MacBooks and MacBook Pro machines. Given that you're going to make a big operating system jump, should you stick with Windows, or move over to the Mac?įrom a pricing point of view, this isn't as far-fetched as it might initially seem. Updated: If you're working on a DIY project of your own, this comprehensive guide to tech projects is a good place to start.īut what about those users for whom it's time to get a new machine? With the exception of some existing contracts or old inventory, you're pretty much faced with the choice of not only a new machine, but a new OS - Windows 10.