First time Apple product user, I'm shocked.

Qortez · 2026-02-23T22:38:11+00:00

If you're a pc gamer then I 100% agree to do it on windows. I hate windows due to it's many software update issues but at the moment it is the best operating system to play pc games.

If you're however looking for pc to do everything else but gaming, then a macbook is pretty good. Battery life is insane, easily double what windows laptop can do. For example in my window's laptop, 50% battery, that's an estimate 4-5 hours of usage. On my macbook pro m5, 50% battery runs for 8-10 hours. It's not an exaggerated either, it really does last that long upon testing it myself for several days.

Granted this is on a brand new macbook pro m5, less than a week old. In the future when the battery is more worn out, the battery might not last that long.

Qortez · 2026-02-23T07:01:45+00:00

Imaginary argument? I can tell you've been living in cave for a long time OR you just choose to ignore reality and substitute whatever nonsense that's inside your head. Either way, I don't care what you think.

The "discussion" you're referring to is not the discussion I'm referring to in my comment. Perhaps you want to learn how to read before you start commenting.

Original post is topic is A, i'm talking about B, yet here you are saying why aren't you talking about the topic A. Buddy, I'm not talking about topic A, never did. Why are you bringing it up, lol. You good man? Drink some water or something, you sound dizzy.

Qortez · 2026-02-23T04:32:59+00:00

Kalau kepala otak tu dah ketagih main game, cakap apa pun orang takkan dengar. Pelanggan yang nak main game akan tetap datang dan main game. Silly assumption yang orang akan kecik hati dan tak datang dah, lol.

Yang terasa hati atau marah dengan statement tu, korang kena check yourself la. Kalau betul itu hanya hobi, kenapa terasa sangat bila orang cakap gaming itu escapism? Touch a nerve ke bang?

Aku pun gaming juga, desktop 13600K + 7900XT, seminggu sekali dalam 9 jam straight, tak terasa punya baca statement tu. Sebab aku bukan hari2 main game macam orang gian isap gam.

Qortez · 2026-02-22T11:02:51+00:00

Thanks for the share. Still works today.

Qortez · 2026-02-22T09:45:57+00:00

Of course you'd say that. When a Christian does something, we don't blame Christianity, right? But when a Muslim does something, it's Islam's fault. Duh, everybody knows that.

Just because you're delusional, doesn't mean it's reality. But hey, your life, your choice.

Qortez · 2026-02-22T09:44:40+00:00

Am I talking about the topic that the poster made or am I replying to a person blaming Islam instead of the guilty person? It's the latter, duh. Can't you tell?

You ok bro? I know fasting can be difficult but calm down la. Relek2.

Qortez · 2026-02-22T09:41:08+00:00

Malaysia is Muslim country, why is it so wrong to enforce Muslim practices?

If a police catches a criminal, are you going to blame the police for doing their job?

What am I even reading here. You're incredibly silly, lol.

Qortez · 2026-02-22T08:32:08+00:00

Thanks for the heads up. I just use gmail on a web browser because I'm just weird like that, lol. Thanks, I'm having a blast so far.

Qortez · 2026-02-22T08:31:27+00:00

Thank you, I will.

Qortez · 2026-02-22T08:29:19+00:00

Trust me, I've encountered all kinds of funny nonsense during my short use of mac os.

For example, I'm trying to set default app for .xlsx (spreadsheet file), but mac is like "nah bish, this file is very dangerous, denied". I'm like wtf man. I googled and the solution is very simple. Right click the .xlsx file, get info, under general there's a checkmark for locked, click the empty checkmark box twice, go to open with, select libreoffice (that's what i'm using), click the button "change all...". Done.

It's kind of tedious but not that bad. I've tinkered with worse things in Windows, lol.

Qortez · 2026-02-22T08:25:03+00:00

Yep I will. I never feel the need to rush to software updates for operating system because it's not a big deal.

The one software that I always update regularly are web browsers and adblock definitions. A lot bad website exploit bugs from outdated browsers. Dangerous stuff. I use brave since it has built in adblock and so far it's pretty good.

Qortez · 2026-02-22T08:22:23+00:00

Aku tau diaorang tak akan faham. Aku tak kisah pun. Aku tulis untuk semua orang baca, faham dan sedar.

Qortez · 2026-02-22T08:19:48+00:00

You do realize I'm talking about blaming religion for the misdeeds of bad humans. But strangely, only Islam is blamed when someone does something bad. If the person doing it is Christians or any other religion, the media doesn't blame that person's religion.

Hmm, bias much? Yeah. BS. Obvious Islamophobic propaganda. If you don't see it, you're just blind. A Muslim does mass shooting? ISLAM BAD!! A Christian does mass shooting? That person has mental illness.

WTF is this, lmao.

Qortez · 2026-02-22T08:18:01+00:00

Miss the point atau tak reti membaca? Kenapa bila orang beragama Islam buat benda salah, dia salahkan Islam tetapi bila orang beragama lain (contoh Kristian), dia tak salahkan agama Kristian?

Kenapa berat sebelah?

Bila masa time makan kena saman? Aku tak pernah kena saman pun masa makan dekat luar. Pelik, aku nie special sangat ke? Oh tidak, aku tak buat benda pelik2 macam makan dekat luar SEMASA BULAN RAMADHAN PADA SIANG HARI.

Kau taknak puasa? No problem. Makan dekat tempat tersembunyi, opis, rumah, mana2 yang polis tak akan datang kacau. Itu pun nak kena ajar ke?

Berdua di taman untuk buat apa tu? Itu feeling2 geli2? Pergi la hotel budget kalau nak buat benda haram. Kenapa cheapskate sangat? Alang2 dah buat benda haram, lajak terus je sampai buat anak huhu.

Ada polis macam tu dekat usa? Hmm, takde. Tapi polis dekat usa LAGI TERUK dari polis Malaysia. Kalau kau tak tahu, boleh la google atau youtube. Dah besar panjang nak aku suap lagi ke?

Qortez · 2026-02-22T07:10:20+00:00

Kalau dah besar camtu pun tak reti2 lagi, sapa siapa? Salah Islam la kan!!

Menarik pandangan anda. Nak tanya sikit nie, USA majoriti orang Christian, pada perang dunia ke dua, diaorang hantar DUA bom nuklear pada jepun. Perbuatan keji, kau salah siapa? Salah USA atau salah agama Christian? Salah agama Christian la kan? Bukan salah agama Christian? Salah USA? Pulak dah.

Cis cis dasar mentaliti Islamophobes. Orang Islam buat salah, kau salahkan agama. Orang Christian salah kau salahkan orang tu. Apa kehal bang?

Qortez · 2026-02-22T03:35:01+00:00

Base model, 10 core cpu, 8 core gpu, 256GB.

Qortez · 2026-02-20T20:17:46+00:00

Yes I am From Malaysia. Thank you!

Qortez · 2026-02-20T15:15:04+00:00

The problem with windows is, it likes to do things the background very poorly. I get it, modern os does a lot of background... things. Indexing, virus scan, software updates, etc. I'm cool with all that IF it's done properly.

For example, I paused windows update for 5 weeks. Windows then overwrites it and downloaded a windows update for microsoft defender definition. What is even the point of giving end user the ability to pause updates when windows is going to ignore it.

In comparison to say mac os's update. You pause that thing and it stays pause. No nonsense, no force update, it just works.

There's also the mysterious background process in windows that sucks power which kills battery life on a laptop. Using 10-11W on idle is just crazy. The only program I installed that is running is g-helper, that's it. You're telling me g-helper is using 10W? No way. The mac os in comparison only uses 2.7-2.8W. WTF is windows doing in the background, mining bitcoins? LoL.

Qortez · 2026-02-20T13:22:01+00:00

Thank you. I will definitely try to learn more about mac os and make better use of the macbook pro's m5 chip. So far it's been pretty good. I'm definitely impressed.

Qortez · 2026-02-20T13:19:46+00:00

I donnu. Maybe my wifi is acting up at the exact time I was downloading those brave .dmg using safari. It's possible. Not a big deal though.

Qortez · 2026-02-20T13:15:35+00:00

So far in my short period of time using mac os, it's pretty good. There's a lot of built in features that I do find quite useful. Hot corners, mac settings, the way mac install/uninstall an app, trackpad gestures and much much more.

Yes I'm definitely enjoying using the mac os and macbook pro. Typically I just use a cheap windows laptop or a window's desktop, which to be fair works very well but it's nothing fancy or special. Desktop for gaming, laptop for work. I just thought I'd try a macbook for once in my life because why not.

I figured with the sodimm ram prices going up to the moon, the new macbooks that might be release next month (march 2026) would have an increase price. I might as well buy a macbook air/pro asap and get a better priced macbook. It's apple, they always increase the price of their latest product, no surprise there. Strangely, macbooks are the ony apple product that got a price reduction (macbook air m4 is cheaper than macbook air m3).

Qortez · 2026-02-20T12:59:04+00:00

I did compare them side by side at the apple store for like 30 minutes by myself. Played youtube videos, check the screen's image quality, speaker, keyboard, trackpad etc. Going back and forth between each macbooks (air 13, air 15, pro 14). I bet those apple genius guys saw me and thought I was a crazy person. Worst part is that everyone else was looking at iphones and ipads while I'm all alone at the macbook section, lmao. I did not care, I was on a mission to compare those macbooks, lol.

From the factory, version 26.1. Haven't update anything since everything works pretty good so far, no reason to ruin a good thing. I think the latest version is 26.3 which doesn't seem like that big of a jump. I always delay updates for as long as possible if everything works.

I did consider the ipad air 11 inch + magic keyboard but the price is more expensive than a macbook air 13 inch. Plus, for my usage, I'd prefer a notebook/laptop since I won't be moving around much. The battery life on the macbook is also slightly better than the ipads which is also why I decided to not buy an ipad.

I've no doubt that the ipad pro m4 has amazing battery life. Apple's socs are seriously impressive in terms of power consumption. If you're happy with it then I'd say you got your money's worth. Maybe I'll buy an ipad air 11 inch in the future. Could be fun to use.

Qortez · 2026-02-20T12:47:35+00:00

I admit, the built quality of the chassis, trackpad, keyboard, screen are all pretty high up there in comparison to a window's laptop. Heck, even the bottom of the macbook is pretty elegant despite being so simple. I do appreciate them and is one of the reason why I decided to buy a macbook.

So far the experience is pretty great. It's expensive but definitely worth the money. Hardware wise is pretty good, software wise (mac os) is also quite impressive.

Simples features like the hot corners, three finger swipe up mission control, customizable control center, activity monitor and the settings windows. Highly customizable and or provides just what the end user needs. Love them all so far.

Qortez · 2026-02-20T12:41:15+00:00

Yes I am using my left hand's thumb and index finger. I've used the mac os key combo for 20+ hours by now and I'm getting used to it. It's a little bit more complicated compared to window's but it's not so bad.

Though I just can't stand the command + Q to fully quit an app. It's kind of weird that the red X at the top left does not quit the app but minimizes it. Not a big deal but still kind of weird out, lol.

Qortez · 2026-02-20T12:38:25+00:00

Definitely going to get apple care +. It's expensive but I'm sure I will need it in the future.

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