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Apple’s MacBook Pro memory problem is worse than ever (www.macworld.com)
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Apple’s MacBook Pro memory problem is worse than ever::Apple still sells expensive "Pro" computers with just 8GB of RAM and charges a fortune for more.

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[–] qwertyqwertyqwerty@lemmy.one 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

MacBooks don’t do well with Excel

I'm curious about this. My past experience with Office 365 is that the apps works better on MacOS, but maybe it's short on more advanced features, like complex macros?

[–] ModernRisk@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 11 months ago (2 children)

So I’m studying Finance with a mix of Accounting and I have been told that MacBooks don’t have the “ALT” key which is a key button for Excel in terms of shortcuts.

As well as what you said probably certain advanced features might not be available. But I’m not certain about this because never had a MacBook.

As well as a software called Power Bi doesn’t work well on MacBooks (slow, freezing or straight up not working). My friend had this issue in university and was forced to use my laptop to do the models.

[–] fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago

Macs have an alt key, it's just called option. https://cdn.osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/option-alt-keys-apple-us-keyboard.jpg

Most key combos are slightly different on mac though. Windows has a lot of ctrl or alt + key combos, Mac largely just has them all done with the command key. But that's obviously down to the developer, they could do whatever they want.

[–] qwertyqwertyqwerty@lemmy.one 2 points 11 months ago

I have been told that MacBooks don’t have the “ALT” key

Correct. Almost all apps use the "option" key on a Mac, which is not a key on Windows keyboards. It more or less is just a change in the key name for most apps. I just tried using it in Excel to create a new line in a cell, and it has the same behavior as the ALT key on a Windows device.

As well as a software called Power Bi doesn’t work well on MacBooks (slow, freezing or straight up not working). My friend had this issue in university and was forced to use my laptop to do the models.

Third-party software compatibility is obviously going to be an issue for some software on MacOS.