There's nothing wrong with your setup. I personally just got a Macbook Pro 13 inch because I wanted to become familiar with the Apple ecosystem, coming from mainly Windows and Linux worlds.
I can honestly say given a couple of weeks, I could be productive on any of the platforms. But it just comes down to preference here.
The issues you mention for manipulating windows - that is "fixed" by installing a Window Manager such as one of the following (some free, some paid);
I can honestly say given a couple of weeks, I could be productive on any of the platforms. But it just comes down to preference here.
The issues you mention for manipulating windows - that is "fixed" by installing a Window Manager such as one of the following (some free, some paid);
Free:
Spectacle http://spectacleapp.com/
Paid:
Divvy http://mizage.com/divvy/
BetterSnapTool https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/bettersnaptool/id417375580?m...
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It sounds like you gave it a fair shot though, which is fine. Use whatever you are most productive in :)