I’ve been a windows user because it’s the type of lap prop my school required. I have an iphone so I think a macbook air would work nicely alongside it but asides from that I really don’t know what laptop to pick. Any recommendations? I heard mac battery life is terrible after I while but I’ve also experienced that with my current dell laptop.
What would you be doing with it?
How about Linux OS. If you’re not tied to any proprietary software, go with Linux: Slightly less resourse hungry than windos (depending on what you do with it), Secure without having to buy all the anti virus that Windows needs. Cheaper than Apple (nearly all software is free), More stable, No compulsory updates. You can make a Linux system behave and look like either a Windows or Apple system. There are literally dozens of Linux ‘Flavours’ to suit you needs.
Just pay for your hardware, make it behave how you want, don’t update if you don’t want to, trust that your data isn’t being collected & analyzed by others without your permission.