How’s using a MacBook for work? I’m moving to industry and the company only provides MacBooks for employees - is it difficult to learn shortcuts (I only have used windows for work and have been very comfortable utilizing shortcuts)? Additionally does anyone have a recommendation for a reasonably priced large monitor to use with the Mac?

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I've used a MacBook for work and it's not very difficult at all in my opinion. Granted I also have a personal MacBook that I use, but I didn't find it terribly difficult to get accustomed to using a MB for work.

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If that is all they provide then you’re probably good. Do shortcuts really save all that much time in the grand scheme anyways? You probably won’t be doing too much excel if they give everyone macs.

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You like to think that they do considering how much time we spend in excel/PowerPoint in consulting but I’m hoping that’ll be different in industry 😂😂

i wish my company laptop was a macbook!
command space to search files
select any doc and press space to preview
command shift F4 for screenshot

You know windows has search and screenshot buttons too right?

Preview does sound handy though.

I love it. Granted used one for the last 5 yrs for work.

MacBooks are great! I got a monitor from Costco that works perfectly with mbp. Most new monitors do

Wonderful...never going back to PC 🙌

Highly recommend the MacBook. Some enterprise applications struggle with iOS but that’s rapidly changing.

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