The App Store is a hub for users to download games from.

Not as many games are made natively for the Mac, although in recent years, many more applications are released for them. Must purchase a different OS Version, but has multiple languages available. Home users and businesses (mainly in the creative department) Microsoft (Windows), Ubuntu (Linux), Sun (Solaris), etc. Refers to any computer running IBM-Based (Windows, Linux, Solaris, FreeBSD) operating systems. Short form for “Macintosh” and refers to any computer produced by Apple, Inc. PCs are manufactured and distributed by hundreds of manufacturers. Macs are developed and distributed by Apple Inc. Several companies: HP, Toshiba, Dell, Lenovo, Samsung, Acer, Gateway etc. Comparable computers running Windows can be found around 40% cheaper than a Mac. Macs are often more expensive than comparable PCs, but with the M1 models, offer much higher performance.Ĭompared to a Mac, Windows and Windows-associated hardware is cheaper, and you can build your own for even less money. This is what I always loved about Ubuntu and hated about Windows.Macs start at $599 for the Mac mini desktop, $999 for the M1 Macbook Air notebook, and $1299 for the 24-inch M1 iMac. Ubuntu, on the other hand, could recognize my hardware specs instantly.

What was the difference? How did Blender 2.8 run on Linux when it couldn't on Windows under the exact same hardware specs? My best guess is that my hardware was capable of supporting OpenGL 3.3 the whole time, but my drivers on Windows were deficient the computer was purchased second-hand in 2016 without the original installation discs, and I had to search for drivers, some of which didn't install at all, from Lenovo's website. The Windows version of 2.83 still couldn't run on Windows. I made no modifications, let alone upgrades, to my computer. After switching to Ubuntu 20.04 a few days ago, I tried to run Blender 2.83, and it ran instantly without any additional software. Last September, after having used Blender 2.7 for six years, I installed Blender 2.80 on Windows, only to find that my graphics card (Intel HD Graphics 2000), or at least the drivers for it, were supposedly not capable of supporting OpenGL 3.3, and therefore Blender 2.80 couldn't run. I used to run Windows on my Lenovo ThinkCenter M91p until a few days ago.

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