I considered myself a Windows fan for ages but jumped in to OS X with a MacBook Pro in Jan 2012 (see I even know the date). I would never ever go back. Any of the retina models <http://store.apple.com/us/buy-mac/macbook-pro> are great these days--plenty of power and decent battery life (they claim 10 hours but I get about 4 hours worth of development on the 15-inch model).
As far as convincing employers on the price, I argue that the increased work productivity far outweighs the additional cost compared to a PC laptop. So basically, get a MacBook Pro Retina with whatever screen size you like best. I haven't tried myself but I imagine OS X won't break a sweat with 3 VMs running. I also recommend getting an Apple Thunderbolt Display, if, for no other reason than the colors are truer than any monitor I've seen. Accurate color is so important in Web Dev. - Ken On Mon, May 11, 2015 at 2:45 PM, David Skinner <[email protected]> wrote: > Hey all, > > I've been thinking about getting a new laptop. I've seen at many of the > user groups in the area that a lot of developers are using macbooks. I > haven't used a mac for development before. In the past I've used Dell and > ASUS laptops configured to dual boot windows and linux. Though, I haven't > been in the laptop market for years so I feel behind. > > I'm looking for a laptop that has descent battery life (> 8 hours) and > enough resources to run 1 - 3 light VM's at a time (Virtualbox/Vagrant 128 > - 256 MB machines). > > What are you all using and what do you like/not like about your laptop? > > 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? > > Any and all thoughts/recommendations appreciated. > > Thanks! > > - David Skinner > > _______________________________________________ > > 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
