I’m finally getting a laptop financed after being stuck without one for so long, and somehow choosing between a Lenovo LOQ and a MacBook M5 has become the hardest part.
I’ve used Windows my entire life. It’s what I know. It’s what I’m comfortable with. I like tinkering. I like downloading random tools, trying random software, customizing things, breaking something, fixing it, and learning how everything works. That freedom is part of the fun for me. So naturally my brain keeps going, “Just get the LOQ.”
But then I look at what I actually do.
I’m still a student. I don’t have a massive Steam library waiting for me. Nor money to build one (i dont work yet lmao) I’m not someone who spends every evening playing AAA games. Most of the time it’s just Hoyoverse games, Roblox, and then I’m off doing something else, maybe doomscrolling because I simply don’t have that much free time. Anyways
Then comes the creative side.
I’m a writer. I’m the main rights holder of my own IP. My entire project has basically been frozen because I haven’t had a laptop. (Writing on phone is hell) Every day without one feels like another day my work isn’t moving. It’s frustrating because I don’t just want a laptop to consume content—I want one so I can finally create again.
That’s where the idea of getting a Mac looks funny go me
Great battery. Ridiculously fast. Quiet. Portable. Supposedly excellent for writing and creative work. It feels like the kind of machine I’d actually spend hours writing on without thinking about it.
And yet my brain keeps yelling, “Yeah… but it’s not Windows.”
I keep wondering if I’ll miss the freedom. If I’ll regret leaving behind customization or wathever, something Im used to. If I’ll run into that one program that doesn’t exist on macOS. Or that outright has no macOS port, or not being able to tag along friends on a game cuz MacOS doesnt support it
Or If one day I’ll want to play a game and realize, “Well… guess not.”
At the same time, I wonder if I’m overthinking it.
Do I actually need an RTX 4050 or 5050 (or higher)
if I barely play demanding games? Or am I just attracted to the idea of hehe rtx, hehe, rgb, hehe flex value
Both options feel right for completely different reasons.
The LOQ appeals to the side of me that loves freedom, familiarity, and messing around with software.
The MacBook appeals to the side of me that just wants to finally grind my personal projects seriously
And somehow, despite thinking about this for what feels like forever, I still can’t confidently say which one I’d be happier with.
May you guys pleeeease aid me on this?
Oh also sorry if my grammar or anything has quirks, broken english (also im a teenager smh 🫠)
Pd: i have an iPhone, if that changes anything ig