Comment on Apple’s MacBook Pro memory problem is worse than ever
ModernRisk@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 months agoI really do one want but can’t justify €1800-2000 for one or even €3500 if I actually get the one (14 inch screen).
I can get probably a better laptop or PC with lower costs. Plus I have been told that unfortunately MacBooks don’t do well with Excel (still sad about this).
qwertyqwertyqwerty@lemmy.one 10 months ago
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 10 months ago
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 10 months ago
Macs have an alt key, it’s just called option. cdn.osxdaily.com/…/option-alt-keys-apple-us-keybo…
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 10 months ago
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.
Third-party software compatibility is obviously going to be an issue for some software on MacOS.