I absolutely love my 15" Surface Book 2. It's fast, virtually silent, the keyboard has a good amount of travel, the trackpad is very responsive and of course it doubles as a tablet since the entire screen is detachable.<p>The screen is exceptionally sharp and bright. I typically dock mine to an HP 34c curved monitor. I've been very pleased with it.
I use a "Hackintosh". This buyer's guide can help you if you want to build your own or by a PC that would work well[1].<p>[1] <a href="https://www.tonymacx86.com/buyersguide/building-a-customac-hackintosh-the-ultimate-buyers-guide/" rel="nofollow">https://www.tonymacx86.com/buyersguide/building-a-customac-h...</a>
why people ever considered macbooks good for development apart from "my company gave me one"?<p>macbooks never had decent keyboards, even when apple fans considered their keyboards good.<p>it is almost 2019 and macs can't do very basic stuff, like not dropping ssh connections when you walk from a meeting back to your desk. well, not without installing a dozen apps that clutter your status bar, just like a windows 90s computer...