Re: Using a Mac as a daily driver.

[Jason Olson <josys36@xxxxxxxxx>]

Very cool

J

On Sat, Feb 29, 2020 at 2:10 PM Jon Paris <jon.paris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> It has been that good every time I needed to talk to them.
>
> warranty repair service on the has also been excellent on the one occasion
> I needed it.  I was at a conference and a video card fault started causing
> overheating and failures.  LocalMac store diagnosed the problem but did not
> have the parts. They suggested running it on top of an ice pack and
> turning it off whenever possible. That kept it limping for a day until the
> event was over. Took it  into the store that evening
>
> > On Feb 25, 2020, at 11:42 AM, Jason Olson <josys36@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > That kind of phone support is RARE! Sure beats having to call into
> Microsoft. Even with support accounts I have yet to find a PC Tech or
> Windows engineer that likes or has a good experience calling into them.
> > Jason
> >
> > On 2/25/2020 10:21 AM, Jon Paris wrote:
> > > I had a 2015 model Richard and had no keyboard issues.  Have had more
> with my latest model - but I love the dynamic function keys so much that I
> happily live with it.
> > > Overall the increased productivity has far outweighed the additional
> cost of the hardware.  And how do you value phone support where you don't
> wait on hold, they call you back if you want at the time that you select.
> You talk to North America support folks who know what they're talking about
> and are not afraid to escalate an issue if needed. The only really
> difficult problem I had (some 7 years ago) the supervisor who ended up
> handling the call gave me his direct number, encouraged me to call if the
> problem was not resolved, and called me back a week later to make sure I
> was OK 'cos I hadn't called!
> > > Of course that optional support is not available on refurb machines
> unless they are from Apple.
> > > > On Feb 25, 2020, at 10:51 AM, Richard Schoen <
> richard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > > Should work fine:
> > > >
> > > > IBMi ACS
> > > > VS Code
> > > > Visual Studio
> > > > XCode
> > > > MS Office or Libreoffice
> > > > Filezilla
> > > > Vmware or dual boot for Windows Stuff
> > > > RDI
> > > >
> > > > Which model ?
> > > >
> > > > I almost pulled the trigger on the 32gb 2018 Model the other day. Was
> heavily discounted open box but I've heard bad things on the 2015-2018
> keyboards.
> > > > What kind of dev you doing ?
> > > >
> > > > Regards,
> > > > Richard Schoen
> > > > Web: http://www.richardschoen.net
> > > > Email: richard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> > > >
> > > > message: 1
> > > > date: Tue, 25 Feb 2020 09:10:29 -0600
> > > > from: Jason Olson <josys36@xxxxxxxxx>
> > > > subject: [PCTECH] Using a Mac as a daily driver.
> > > >
> > > > So on Saturday I picked up a used Macbook pro. Over the years I've
> toyed around with the idea of using a Mac, but the cost was just way too
> high.
> > > > Then, I found a local place that sells used stuff, so I got a Macbook
> for about half the cost of new.
> > > > So I was just curious if anyone else is using a Mac for their daily
> driver, and what did you think of it?
> > > > So far I have everything I want setup on it and it seems to be working
> well.
> > > > Thanks,
> > > >
> > > > Jason E. Olson
> > > > IBM i Engineer/Developer
> > > > josys36@xxxxxxxxx
> > > > 480.223.2952
> > > >
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