I would go with a MacBook Pro.


Most Android devices "just work" with it.



On Saturday, September 29, 2012 11:42:46 PM UTC-5, Nathan wrote:
>
> Since the hardware would primarily be used for developing Android, I think 
> this is on topic.  
>
> My three year old Vista laptop does do well at complex builds in Eclipse, 
> I'd just like to do more than one per day. ;)
>
> What do you recommend for my next development laptop?
>
> I really don't enjoy hardware shopping any more than car shopping. .  
>
> I have a vague idea that I want plenty of processor speed, plenty of 
> memory, Solid State drive, and  probably 15 inch screen. I do have a 17 
> inch screen now, and that was largely because I didn't even have an 
> external monitor. Now it is docked to an external monitor most of the time, 
> and is just too bulky when I actually do lug it somewhere. 
>
> This would probably gain me an hour of productivity every day, so I can 
> afford to sink a 1-2,000 or maybe more. 
>
> I did have the idea of maybe getting a MacBook Pro, since it could do iOS 
> development if I dabbled on the dark side, could possibly run Windows if I 
> did some development on that side. Then again, getting a Windows Laptop  
> and a Mac mini could also solve that problem. 
>
> I haven't really gotten into Linux for a personal computer, though I do 
> have a remote server running Debian now. 
>
> Nathan
>

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