I use a 2010 MBA as a secondary development machine and am pleased with the battery life and performance, but I don't develop things that have to be hosted on an app server. Eclipse and Emacs run well enough. I find the SSD makes up for the relative lack of CPU performance (the 2010 MBA is still a Core2 Duo).
But, for a opposing viewpoint see: http://technomancy.us/160 // Ben On Mon, Oct 8, 2012 at 11:04 AM, Raul Guiu <[email protected]> wrote: > I use a Asus Zenbook UX31E with Ubuntu. I agree with Andreas, screen size is > the biggest obstacle. I usually have open Chrome with over 10-20 tabs open > (I am bad closing things), Eclipse, SublimeText, Postgres admin tool (plus > Postgres DB in the backend). I sometimes push it to the limit and miss a > desktop. I don't miss my previous computer a MBP 15'', SSD is a big > improvement. > > > On 8 October 2012 10:41, Andreas Johansson <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I'm using a MacBook Air (13') and are very happy with it performance wise. >> The only need for a "larger" computer in my opinion is if you are doing >> graphics oriented tasks and therefore need a discrete GPU. The time where >> the smaller computers are a lot slower than a ordinary sized laptop is in >> the past, at least in the 10-13' range. If you are going for a smaller >> screen you should be a bit concerned of the resolution though so that you >> can fit everything you need on a single page, otherwise you will probably >> not be as productive as before in your day to day work. >> >> Good luck! >> >> >> On Monday, October 8, 2012 5:48:18 AM UTC+2, ranjith wrote: >>> >>> With so many choice on thin and "mobile" laptops, I am thinking of >>> switching from my Apple MBP 15" for smaller laptop. >>> Is anyone using ultrabook for development purpose and have success >>> stories with eclipse and an app. server running pretty decently on it? >>> Answers appreciated. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Java Posse" group. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msg/javaposse/-/iA92OUAvqDYJ. >> >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Java Posse" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en.
