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Curious how you think about MacBooks vs Windows now that Claude and other AI tools are getting better.
I work in finance / FP&A, and until recently I would never have seriously considered a MacBook. Excel on Windows was just the obvious choice: shortcuts, Power Query, Power Pivot, multiple screens, and the general “finance setup” all worked better.
But over the last couple of months, I’ve noticed that I’m using the traditional Excel workflow less and less. Not because AI is perfect, but because it can already get a model from zero to maybe 70–80%, especially when it comes to structure, formulas, and first drafts. That alone changes the workflow quite a bit.
It feels like the value is shifting more toward knowing what the model should do, checking the logic, challenging assumptions, and interpreting the output — rather than manually building everything cell by cell.
I still think Windows is probably the safer choice for heavy financial modelling. But I’m starting to wonder whether the gap matters less than it used to, especially in FP&A or corporate finance roles where the work is becoming more strategic and less purely about Excel speed.
Has anyone here switched from Windows to Mac recently while working in finance, FP&A, consulting, or analytics? Did you regret it, or has it been completely fine?