I am considering between Macbook Air and Windows laptop and would like to get opinions regarding the 2020 Air. I would have preferred the Pro but its base version is still using 8th gen Intel processor and I am looking to keep this new laptop for 5-6 years, so future software compatibility is also a priority.
I have been using Windows for most of the work so would prefer it since switching to Mac would be a bit of a learning curve, on the other hand, it will be easier to sync with iPhone. I do a lot of coding and connecting to remote Linux servers and MacOS with its terminal would be useful but new Windows also offers a terminal though it may not be as full-fledged as on macOS. Most of the days, the laptop is on 6-8 hours continuously though not heavy load.
Both Macbook Air and Microsoft Surface laptop 3 are around the $1000 range, Air looks tempting because I can dual boot Windows which I guess I will be using until I get familiar with macOS. The surface laptop has Wifi6 which would make it more future proof and there are posts on this forum regarding the Air overheating and also YouTube videos causing overheating because of codec incompatibility.
So is the Macbook Air a good choice in this case?
I have been using Windows for most of the work so would prefer it since switching to Mac would be a bit of a learning curve, on the other hand, it will be easier to sync with iPhone. I do a lot of coding and connecting to remote Linux servers and MacOS with its terminal would be useful but new Windows also offers a terminal though it may not be as full-fledged as on macOS. Most of the days, the laptop is on 6-8 hours continuously though not heavy load.
Both Macbook Air and Microsoft Surface laptop 3 are around the $1000 range, Air looks tempting because I can dual boot Windows which I guess I will be using until I get familiar with macOS. The surface laptop has Wifi6 which would make it more future proof and there are posts on this forum regarding the Air overheating and also YouTube videos causing overheating because of codec incompatibility.
So is the Macbook Air a good choice in this case?