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Are there any reasonable alternatives to MacBook Pro for developer?

4 pointsby snowisgoneover 6 years ago

4 comments

alsoicodeover 6 years ago
I absolutely love my 15&quot; Surface Book 2. It&#x27;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&#x27;ve been very pleased with it.
wmfover 6 years ago
Sure, there are various laptops like ThinkPads and Dell XPS that work fine for Windows and Linux developers. They even have escape keys.
sveitover 6 years ago
I use a &quot;Hackintosh&quot;. This buyer&#x27;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:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.tonymacx86.com&#x2F;buyersguide&#x2F;building-a-customac-hackintosh-the-ultimate-buyers-guide&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.tonymacx86.com&#x2F;buyersguide&#x2F;building-a-customac-h...</a>
gcb0over 6 years ago
why people ever considered macbooks good for development apart from &quot;my company gave me one&quot;?<p>macbooks never had decent keyboards, even when apple fans considered their keyboards good.<p>it is almost 2019 and macs can&#x27;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...