I've never really done to much computational work on it, but again its going to come down to the specs of the exact laptop youre talking about. ![]() ![]() Butterfly keyboard gets a lot of hate but i personally like it. I will say the mac has a really nice user interface, something apple always delivers on. ![]() The specs on my dell are much better than that of my mac, so i wont compare their performance to you. I own a personal macbook and was given a dell latitude for work as a software engineer at a robotics company. I really like Mint with the Cinnamon interface.Īnd depending on how expensive your computation is, look into getting access to a cluster. If you want some novelty, maybe look into a different Linux distro. If you need to, use a virtual machine or remote into a Mac at your institution (I'd recommend Chrome Remote Desktop to get started). But personally, I'd just dual-boot Windows and Linux since it's most versatile and I'm used to that UI. There are workarounds but it can become a headache.Īlso look into WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux) if you want a unix shell. Sometimes it doesn't matter, but at least in physics I know that some software will only run on Mac/Linux (eg ROOT in high energy physics), whereas some software will only run on Windows. ![]() If you're particular about your setup/aesthetics, switching UI can destroy your workflow/productivity/enjoyment.Īsk around to see what others in your field are using. I personally hate it, and I know someone who switched to a Mac at the beginning of the academic year and they've been complaining non-stop about the various little features they miss (now they mostly use their Mac to remote into their Windows desktop at home). Definitely try out a friend's Mac to see if you like the UI (or use a virtual machine) because it's very different from Windows/Linux.
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