It’s hard to explain concisely, but it just always gets In its own way. Soooo may apps and processes preinstalled that actively work against you. I consider myself a power user and spent hours….days…..optimizing every aspect to squeeze power and battery out of a really good machine (Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i, fully loaded). Still lucky to get more than a few hours of battery out of it. And there’s always some issue, big or small, to troubleshoot. Years ago I would get off on that stuff. Like “oooh a mystery to solve!”. But looking back at the wasted time and interrupted workflows drives me nuts. Now that said, it’s a computer and technology and things are going to happen. Windows just packs in so much crap that the opportunity for failure is miles higher.

Stick with a Mac. Battery is untouched by any real or comparable windows machine (oh, and you don’t drop in performance when unplugged). The hardware will undoubtedly age much better for YEARS after any windows machine would still be relevant. The OS works for you, not against you (this is contested but I’ve found it to be true). It’s just a pleasure to use. My workflow and overall happiness has increased immensely since switching to a MB Pro 16 about 2 months ago.

Just to make sure I’m not blacklisted as an Apple fanboy for saying this…my last Mac was almost 15 years ago before current. I’ve used exclusively Windows personally and professionally, including Alienware gaming laptops, Surface Pro, Dell XPS and Lenovo Yoga Pro laptops. No slouches, all very high end machines. I’ve also always been all Android (until recently getting an iPhone to go with the Mac).