Another thing to take into consideration is that the 15" macbook pro line is overdue an update. If you are considering getting one you might want to wait for a few months to see the new options.
I have a 15" at work running multiple VMs, and whatnot and it runs like a champ. That said, they are a bit pricey, especially now that nothing is upgradable. I will be getting one for myself when they update the new. On May 11, 2015 4:16 PM, "Lonnie Olson" <[email protected]> wrote: > On Mon, May 11, 2015 at 2:45 PM, David Skinner > <[email protected]> wrote: > > I've used macs in the past, but never owned my own laptop. If I got a > > macbook, what should I look for? If I go windows-based, does anyone have > > any good recommendations for a brand? > > You should first decide on your OS first. You've used Macs, did you > like it? They are quite different from both Windows and Linux. > > Only after you decide on your OS should you look into hardware options. > > Mac OSX: Choose an Apple laptop (period). Heavy dev with VMs, MBP of > some sort. Light dev, perhaps mostly cloud instances, MBA. > > Windows: I prefer Dell or Lenovo, the business class ones. Your > options are quite wide open though. Even an Apple laptop will run > Windows... > > Linux: I still like Dell or Lenovo, but you must pay attention to > driver support. Some models are terrible, mostly stay in the upper > end. Perhaps consider fully supported laptops like the Dell XPS > Developer Edition, System76, etc. > > _______________________________________________ > > UPHPU mailing list > [email protected] > http://uphpu.org/mailman/listinfo/uphpu > IRC: #uphpu on irc.freenode.net > _______________________________________________ UPHPU mailing list [email protected] http://uphpu.org/mailman/listinfo/uphpu IRC: #uphpu on irc.freenode.net
