From your question, your computer choice is driven by the operating system you choose.
Which OS are you most familiar with?
If you choose the other are you willing to put in the effort to learn a new OS?
Do you use "must have" programs that work only or better one one OS rather than the other?
Personally, I use a very high end HP Omen gaming computer running Windows 10. If you have other questions you can PM me.
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“From your question, your computer choice is driven by the operating system you choose.
Which OS are you most familiar with? “
I run Mac’s with Parallels so I can install other OS’s and run them at the same time. I despise W10.
My wealthy computer clients all have Mac’s running W8.1 or 7 in Parallels...It’s worth my time to move my clients to Mac’s W/their beloved Windows (I used to love it as well) programs WITHOUT MS pushing the dreaded updates (ever had to do a conference with two different presenters simultaneously over two days and had a 40 minute MS ‘update”?) Sucks.
We have four Mac’s at home working full time that are set up like this...it works very well. In fairness two MS Windows computers as well.
Note: NOT a gamer!
I have 15 computers here at home a mishmash of Mac/Windows. Mac is easier for me professionally.
PS. LOVE (LOVE, LOVE) your Nautical ‘stuff’!