Sidebar Sidebar
Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.

Flip Flopping between macOS and Windows

I wanted to edit a video in the hospital and the built-in program for Windows 11 is ClipChamp.

It requires a Microsoft login to use it. There's no built-in local mode unless they have a hidden parameter somewhere.

Not a problem at home as I just use iMovie. I may try iMovie on the macOS virtual machine just to see if it can handle it.
 
Oh wow I didn’t know they retired Windows Movie Maker. I’d rather just download Resolve instead of using Clip Champ.
 
rb2112 said:
This is definitely the new wave of business practices. It must make sense from a profit standpoint. It may even be worth it. But so many online accounts add no real value.
Click to expand...
They seem to be tying the "free" license to a MS account. Which does feel kind of like a crappy thing to do. They probably should not have added the app to the "base" windows install.
 
  • Like
Reactions: rb2112
Finally home yesterday. 14 days in the hospital.

I'm using the MacBook Pro as I haven't taken out the Yoga yet as I left the charger in the hospital

I had a PICC line in my right arm and am not supposed to lift anything heavy so I grab the MacBook Pro with my left arm but am tempted to get an M4 Air today. I'm also exhausted so I have to choose my activities carefully.

I wish that Apple carried higher-specs in the stores.
 
  • Like
  • Love
Reactions: eltoslightfoot, Cape Dave, Plutonius and 1 other person
pshufd said:
Finally home yesterday. 14 days in the hospital.

I'm using the MacBook Pro as I haven't taken out the Yoga yet as I left the charger in the hospital

I had a PICC line in my right arm and am not supposed to lift anything heavy so I grab the MacBook Pro with my left arm but am tempted to get an M4 Air today. I'm also exhausted so I have to choose my activities carefully.

I wish that Apple carried higher-specs in the stores.
Click to expand...
I wish you a full and speedy recovery.
 
  • Like
Reactions: servenvolley and pshufd
leemkule said:
if I'm better of just selling the card and getting a new MacBook Pro / studio.
Click to expand...
I was looking to build a PC this past summer and I opted instead for a studio, mostly due to Windows and its lack of privacy, but also due to the hardware. This past summer GPUs were very expensive, hgher the MSRP, and so weren't CPUs.

Made more sense to me to get a Mac Studio and I've happy that I did. I can see this computer filling my needs for years to come.

PC building (as a hobby) is on the ropes, RAM, SSDs, GPUs, and CPUs have spiked in recent months, this impacts so many people wanting to upgrade or build new PCs.
 
maflynn said:
I was looking to build a PC this past summer and I opted instead for a studio, mostly due to Windows and its lack of privacy, but also due to the hardware. This past summer GPUs were very expensive, hgher the MSRP, and so weren't CPUs.

Made more sense to me to get a Mac Studio and I've happy that I did. I can see this computer filling my needs for years to come.

PC building (as a hobby) is on the ropes, RAM, SSDs, GPUs, and CPUs have spiked in recent months, this impacts so many people wanting to upgrade or build new PCs.
Click to expand...
I don't understand how Microcenter stays in business. Building a PC on your own has been a super expensive hobby since 2018 (thanks crypto), with no signs of returning to the old normal. If you can do everything you need on macOS going Apple is probably for the best (or maybe going prebuilt, but I feel like you would have to go with a big vendor to not see price spikes).
 
diamond.g said:
I don't understand how Microcenter stays in business. Building a PC on your own has been a super expensive hobby since 2018 (thanks crypto), with no signs of returning to the old normal. If you can do everything you need on macOS going Apple is probably for the best (or maybe going prebuilt, but I feel like you would have to go with a big vendor to not see price spikes).
Click to expand...
Only reason I own a windows machine is because I love gaming, been a hobby for 2 decades for me. If not for that, I would only own a Mac lol
 
  • Like
  • Love
Reactions: Cape Dave and flawless11
leemkule said:
I bought an RTX 5080 earlier in the year with a plan on building a PC rig, but now looking at the RAM prices, wondering if I'm better of just selling the card and getting a new MacBook Pro / studio. Sigh. AI ruins everything.
Click to expand...

There's already a backlash against AI with respect to increasing electricity prices. Most consumers will not make the connection to rising prices in cars, appliances, tablets and computers with higher SSD and RAM prices because of AI but will be upset at rising prices generally.
 
1BadManVan said:
Only reason I own a windows machine is because I love gaming, been a hobby for 2 decades for me. If not for that, I would only own a Mac lol
Click to expand...
I'm not a hard core gamer, I enjoy a mixture of old, and new AAA games. I found between Crossover, and Geforce now, I have access to all of the games I want to play.

The M4 Max Studio offers enough GPU cores where most games being played natively or via Crossover work well. I was underwhelmed by the M4 Pro Mini (not enough cores and heat issues).

Just my $.02
 
  • Like
Reactions: schnaps
maflynn said:
I'm not a hard core gamer, I enjoy a mixture of old, and new AAA games. I found between Crossover, and Geforce now, I have access to all of the games I want to play.

The M4 Max Studio offers enough GPU cores where most games being played natively or via Crossover work well. I was underwhelmed by the M4 Pro Mini (not enough cores and heat issues).

Just my $.02
Click to expand...

One reason I question the idea of the M4 Pro mini - I would have actually preferred if they stayed with the old case. It would have better cooling and you'd have broader footprint compatibility with docks and external enclosures - it would be better for stacking.
 
  • Like
Reactions: schnaps
maflynn said:
I'm not a hard core gamer, I enjoy a mixture of old, and new AAA games. I found between Crossover, and Geforce now, I have access to all of the games I want to play.

The M4 Max Studio offers enough GPU cores where most games being played natively or via Crossover work well. I was underwhelmed by the M4 Pro Mini (not enough cores and heat issues).

Just my $.02
Click to expand...
A base m4 max studio costs more than my full gaming set up lol.

With the way pc gaming is going with these extreme prices, this may very well be my last pc anyways. I’m 37 now, I’m sure I’ll out grow it soon lol.
 
  • Like
Reactions: schnaps and eltoslightfoot
1BadManVan said:
A base m4 max studio costs more than my full gaming set up lol.
Click to expand...
I was pricing out a computer build and worth a 5070 the cost was tracking higher if memory serves me. The issue was for both the cpu and gpu were higher then msrp and tube studio was on sale
 
Last edited:
I do wonder if more gaming studios are going to start really focusing on the Mac as PC gaming gets more-and-more costly. That would be nice.
 
maflynn said:
I was pricing out a computer build and worth a 5070 the cost was tracking higher if memory serves me. The issue was for both the cpu and gpu were higher then msrp and tube studio was on sale
Click to expand...
Yea I got a great deal for mine. 13700k/32gb ddr5/1.5tb ssd with RTX 4080 for $2600 Cdn.
 
eltoslightfoot said:
if more gaming studios are going to start really focusing on the Mac as PC gaming gets more-and-more costly. That would be nice.
Click to expand...
Looks at the steam stats, and you see that only 2% of gamers are using a Mac - Linux has a higher percentage. I don't think there's any motivation for them to add in the cost overhead, and complexity
 
  • Like
Reactions: eltoslightfoot
You must log in or register to reply here.
Register on MacRumors! This sidebar will go away, and you'll see fewer ads.
Top Bottom
Back