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Deciding on Mac
Moving to Mac as a workstation has been a topic I have discussed with many people, and at many levels, within many organisations. So as a 10+ year Mac user, I’ll try to give a balanced view, knowing full well I love my Mac and still actively work on Windows!
The main reason for creating this article was to help answer a question a friend of mine asked me from a senior executive viewpoint. He wanted to understand how to decide on Mac in a large organisation by asking the following questions;
- Powerful vs portable
- What are reasonable specs for a heavy lifting user
- And finally some thoughts on pros, cons and using a Mac in an enterprise setup
To help shape these answers I decide to stick to the form vs function analogy, which is part of the appeal of a Mac. The latest MacBooks are not only beautiful to look at but also incredibly practical.
The first question with regards to power and portability are reasonably easy to answer by just browsing to the Apple site, so let’s have a quick look at the options: https://www.apple.com/mac/.
Here we have the three MacBook models available from Apple at the moment. The first is the new MacBook Air, the second the MacBook Pro 13" and the last the revived 16" (well at least close to the 17" that was so popular). Any of these, if…
