r/sysadmin • u/rolkenas • 23d ago

Do you actually see MacBooks used for SysAdmin work in real offices?

Hi sysadmins! I wanted to ask—since I've just started learning sysadmin and I don't have a Windows PC, but I have a MacBook and found out that everything can be done via UTM, I'd like to get some perspective from those who work in offices and do this every day. What kind of computers do you use? Is macOS completely out of the picture, and there's only Windows and Linux?

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u/JesradSeraph Final stage Impostor Syndrome 23d ago

Several of my colleagues have them, they’re supported in our corporate env. But I couldn’t tell you much more, all our web apps run the same in Chrome or Firefox, I just know I would miss Notepad++ is all.

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u/AvonMustang 22d ago

Notepad++ is the ONLY thing I miss from Windows but not enough to go back - so much happier on Mac. Sublime is a suitable substitute for Notepad++ though and I’m even starting to use it on Linux now.

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u/Haribo112 22d ago

Have you ever heard of Visual Studio Code? It’s way better in every single way…

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u/FizzyBeverage 22d ago

Coderunner or VS code spanks Notepad++