A MacBook Pro with those specs was $1000 more than the Dell. That’s where the sticker shock really set in. Then, I started tallying up the costs of what I was looking for: Since I’m from Texas the only PCs I’ve ever had have been Dell, but as I mentioned, it’s been a very long time! I was nervous about this big of a decision. I read a ton of reviews and the newest Dell XPS 13 kept leading the pack. Now, there’s still a possibility I will eat my words, but based on the information at hand, switching to PC was a sensible choice. Apple will likely always win the aesthetic war.īut when it comes to what’s under the hood, I no longer believe that an Apple computer is worth the price. I have been using Apple computers for 15 years and was certainly part of a somewhat holier-than-thou club of evangelists. I had trouble getting it going again that night, which happened to be right before leaving town, but hoped it was a fluke.Īt first I didn’t even consider getting anything but a Mac. I knew I was putting a lot of strain on her poor little “heart” with all the live video I do, but this was a surprise. Thankfully it was towards the end, but I lost the recording. Why I Switched from Mac to PCĪt the beginning of June my 2014 MacBook Air overheated and crashed in the middle of a Zoom event. * I started writing this post on Jto document my experience switching from a Mac to a PC.

I didn’t plan on getting a Dell, let alone a PC, but am excited to have ended up here. It’s adorable and a delightfully-light 2.7 pounds. I am used to small, but the new infinity-edge display on the XPS 13 makes the footprint of this machine downright tiny. I have had three MacBook Airs, two 13″ and one 11″, and two 14″ MacBooks. This afternoon* I unboxed a Dell XPS 13 (9380 model), my first PC since 2001.

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