I’ve used a Mac since 2000. My last machine was purchased March of 2007, for $3000, and died October 2014. I bought a replacement for $2400. This is my fourth mac, for primary use, which are used 8-12 hrs per day, including blocks of time on the weekend. To me, a PC would be very expensive.
> On May 12, 2015, at 8:32 AM, Mitch Anderson <[email protected]> wrote: > > "they are a bit pricey" > > I always hear that, and I am actually kind of surprised that its still > believed... Without discounts, a similar configured Dell Latitude 7000 > Series 14"(and I believe the 3000 and 5000 aren't much different) was > around $200 more than a MBP 13" when I looked last week. The low-end > laptops and consumer grade ones, sure the MBP is more expensive... but > that's not an equivalent laptop. To compare it needs to be business class, > and even at that the PCI-e SSD in the MBP will be better than whats in the > Dell from the specs. > > Just something to think about. > > On Mon, May 11, 2015 at 5:35 PM, Aaron Luman <[email protected]> wrote: > >> 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 >> > > _______________________________________________ > > 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
