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This is not a rant, but a real problem.

I have a Windows 7 system. It restarts at most annoying moments (like when I'm watching a movie), and the OS takes up 25 gigabytes, mostly compatibility files in WinSXS. I'm done dealing with that.
So I like to work on OSX - I could get a Mac. But then a half-decent, second-hand 3 years old MacBook i7 costs twice as much than a new non-Mac laptop with comparable specs. Yay.
Maybe I could use Linux? Yes, it's a nice OS to have on your server, I'm happy using it, through SSH. But I don't know if I want to touch any of the desktop stuff. I have given up on that part of Linux to ever mature.

OSX would have the best software selection for me, however, as I said before, it is ridiculously expensive.
Not all Windows systems restart at random moments.

Get a well built and well reviewed Windows 10 based laptop with an SSD at a price point you're comfortable with.

If you're not a gamer but use your laptop at a desk most of the time, invest in a PC. You can buy a well-speced PC for productivity/programming relatively cheaply. If you face any problems it would be covered under warranty and it would easily be serviceable.
I have Windows 10 i7 with SSD here, I rarely face any problems. I have been using the same OS for 2+ years.
Windows 10 is now a long term version and is getting very nice features (creator and fall updates).

The only annoying thing about WIn10 was the restarts for system updates at the wrong times, but that was fixed now and you can postpone it till you are ready to do.
I'm living on Linux for many years, and my family does same, Ubuntu.
You hit a problems only if you need windows specific software and it doesn't work well in wine. Otherwise i noticed that many people was ok with it.
I can't stand OSX for more than 5 minutes, it annoys the crap out of me. I don't even know how people can use it.

I've been a happy Linux user for several years now. Linux Mint is my favorite Linux desktop.
Hybrid wroteI can't stand OSX for more than 5 minutes, it annoys the crap out of me. I don't even know how people can use it.

I've been a happy Linux user for several years now. Linux Mint is my favorite Linux desktop.
I am interested to know what it is you don't like about OSX, i have been using it for little more than a year and half, it's good for the most part.
infiniteloop wroteLet's create a new OS and make billions $ :)
Exactly :)

Thank you for your answers.

I'm just fed up with Windows, even if they fixed these issues, which I doubt.

Regarding Ubuntu it is probably the most developed Linux option, but I dislike it so I would install Kubuntu or even change the window manager and fiddle with the settings then I would run into all kinds of weird issues.

On Linux I will have to do without Adobe Photoshop. Another software that I will miss, which I enjoy using on OSX is Sourcetree.

It's like a cycle, I keep going from on OS to the other.

For my work, I feel that OSX is the best but I want someone else to buy the machine for me!

I'm thinking maybe of trying Debian with KDE. Or should I use another desktop?
Linux with QEMU and KVM if you want to run adobe software or anything that is CPU demanding.
(QEMU is a a virtualizer that achieves near native performance by executing the guest code directly on the host CPU), so you get much more better performance than running your adobe software inside a virtual machine.

I've been running the same linux install for over 5 years, that's how boring it is, it just works.
Before testing linux mint and settle down as my server os, i used to test several os's from distrowatch.com there are many modded distros that are very useful but it differs from one person to another.
That's why there's community for Hackintosh.
Installing Mac OS X on any laptop.
tmash2 wrote
Hackour wrotetry Archlinux
Arch would be considered the most immature distro in this topic, far from stable/reliable.
I never used Arch but it has been around for a while and the documentation is good, it is often used as reference for particular tasks.

As far as I understand, Arch is basically DIY and plans to stay this way, so it is as unstable as you make it, since you are basically doing most of the work putting it together.

I did try to set it up once but did not get very far.

It is tempting to try again but I don't see myself using it, I think it will take too much time to get running.
tmash2 wrote
Hackour wrotetry Archlinux
Arch would be considered the most immature distro in this topic, far from stable/reliable.
Arch is as stable and reliable as the user wants it to be.
It requires a bit of time to set everything up the way you want, but you end up saving time when it comes to upgrading your system compared to ubuntu and it's derivatives.

If you want the most stable linux distro, then debian is the only right answer.