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Switching to Mac after 10 years as a Microsoft User

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I didn't think this would ever happen, but here I am. I'm switching from Microsoft to Mac. I didn't think I really could since I use so many Microsoft products for my work, but as I found out, you can use almost everything on a Mac. ____________________________________________ RESOURCES: 💻Analyst Builder - https://www.analystbuilder.com/ 📖Take my Full MySQL Course Here: https://bit.ly/3tqOipr 📖Take my Full Python Course Here: https://bit.ly/48O581R 📖Practice Technical Interview Questions: https://bit.ly/46pDqqL Coursera Courses: Google Data Analyst Certification: https://coursera.pxf.io/5bBd62 Data Analysis with Python - https://coursera.pxf.io/BXY3Wy IBM Data Analysis Specialization - https://coursera.pxf.io/AoYOdR Tableau Data Visualization - https://coursera.pxf.io/MXYqaN *Please note I may earn a small commission for any purchase through these links - Thanks for supporting the channel!* ____________________________________________ BECOME A MEMBER - Want to support the channel? Consider becoming a member! I do Monthly Livestreams and you get some awesome Emoji's to use in chat and comments! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7cs8q-gJRlGwj4A8OmCmXg/join ____________________________________________ Websites: 💻Website: AlexTheAnalyst.com 💾GitHub: https://github.com/AlexTheAnalyst 📱Instagram: @Alex_The_Analyst ____________________________________________ *All opinions or statements in this video are my own and do not reflect the opinion of the company I work for or have ever worked for*

Top Comments (10)

@OmarZ77 2026-05-05

That's funny. Been using Windows all my life. I just got a MacBook Neo to try it out. Surprisingly, it performs better than my ASUS with double the RAM & latest Intel Core Ultra 7 256V. Sold my ASUS 5 days later and fully switched 😅 Even the Neo is surprisingly capable and super fun (and is able to perform 100% of my DA work), let alone an Air or Pro.

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@ceeteetwo 2026-05-05

Hopefully one day you make a video on how to use PowerBi in Azure.

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@Cbtnz 2026-05-06

5:52 you might want to check your OS version. You can already do that natively in Tahoe. (I believe it was introduced in macOS Sequoia)

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@Dahrayyy 2026-05-06

please do a video on how to use power bi and full excel on Mac

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@truth_seeker6729 2026-05-05

Was about time.God Speed catching up and joining the community.😊.

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@J0RDIMAN 2026-05-05

I've owned 3 Macbooks over the years: a 2017 Intel Air, a 2020 M1 Air, and now a 2023 M3 Pro. The Intel was okay, but I absolutely LOVE the M series Macs. Without writing a whole essay, they're simply pleasant to use. It bothers me so much when I take my work laptop (a Dell unfortunately, I didn't get a choice) out of my backpack and it's hot to the touch, fans running full speed even though I put it to sleep 2 hours ago! Not to mention it dies super quickly even on battery saver mode with screen brightness at 20%.

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@Kamadrion 2026-05-05

I am, or was scared to switch to Mac. Among other things you mentioned, I am a Power BI power user. But you just touched on every single reason I had to not use a Mac. Thank you. I look forward to your workflow comparison.

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@K1ngInBlack 2026-05-05

As a long time Mac user I’m excited to see this. Hope you do some content about it!

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@badboyjm 2026-05-05

I really would love the switching to Mac as an Analyst. It's something i'm heavily considering because i'm tired of Windows (other than for gaming) and I want to see how feasible it is to switch.

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@SmoothKriminal81 2026-05-05

Having using Macs since the late 80s as a kid, I have always found windows PC for all my work life just painful. Because I've used Excel and Power BI in and outside of work I had a personal PC but after that started running slow, I went for the top end MacBook Pro M2 Max running Parallels, it's still running as if new even after over 2 years. Normally at the 2 year point I really start to notice a pc laptop being not as responsive.

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