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They seem to be very responsive in terms of doubts, questions, etc. but as most small companies their main disadvantage is brand awareness when compared to Dell or Apple. But of course this is greatly compensated by a cheaper price.
I would always recommend a MacBook. I used to always stick with various non-Macbook laptops (Sony, Samsung, Lenovo, etc). I switched to a MBP a few years ago and don't think I can go back. Have bought 5-6 different MacBooks since.
For the MBP I think there is no argument. The OP is asking about the MBA though, and then it gets trickier because Apple is still shipping it with that godawful 1440x900 screen. Computers like the XPS 13 have really leapfrogged Apple in that respect. There are still a lot of pluses in the MBA's column but having used high-DPI screens, I couldn't go back to that one. Don't forget that Dell ships the "Developer Edition…
This. The MBA is fine for most things I do; in fact I prefer a slower CPU if it gives me more battery life. But the screen is so bad I regret getting the MBA anytime I look at a different screen, including phones.
edit: however, I recommend the MBP. I've only had bad experiences with Linux on laptops, which I have to use for work. HiDPI sucks on Linux. You'll get conflicting advice, most of which is useless because maybe the person telling you is the best" really likes tweaking .
The main reason for going Mac IMHO is the OS which feels like 2016 compared to Linux. If that's not what you want go for the XPS
And I see it totally reversed. I see OS X as a pile of junk that has not been updated since 10.1.
That is false. If you decide to take an extreme position to attract attention or vent, at least say something intelligent.
Well, I can:
- run many VMs
- browsing using this monster of RAM named Chromium
- have as many terminals as I wish
- work on frontend projects (React.js, jQuery, Browserify, Webpack)
- work on backend projects (NGINX, uWSGI, Node.js, Gunicorn)
As for the battery, it depends on how do you use it and what do you install on it. I run on i3, and with my average workload, it can survive ~ 3 - 4 hours. A friend can survive ~ 8 hours, but he has different way to work (no Chromium process, etc…).
The key is what do you want to do? Machine learning? Native programming? Mobile programming?
For example, it makes sense to get a Mac to do React Native / iOS development.
But, the other way: it makes sense to get a ThinkPad / UNIX-friendly machine to do Linux kernel development IMHO.
Anyway! Good luck with your hunt! :)
I recommend going for the thinkpad carbon x1, it's the same form factor of Mac air, looks better in my opinion and has one of the best keyboards on a laptop that size, not to mention it's developer friendly (has actual page up/down, home/end keys). I'm running Ubuntu on mine (3rd gen) without problems. The 4th gen ones can take 16gb ram as well.
How would you put ubuntu on it ? I have tried changing the boot partition to GRUB and somehow windows still ends up loading !
like how is that even possible ??
I recommend going for the thinkpad carbon x1, it's the same form factor of Mac air, looks better in my opinion and has one of the best keyboards on a laptop that size, not to mention it's developer friendly (has actual page up/down, home/end keys). I'm running Ubuntu on mine (3rd gen) without problems. The 4th gen ones can take 16gb ram as well.
Just a quick question ! How would you put ubuntu on it ? I have tried changing the boot partition to GRUB and somehow windows still ends up loading ! like how is that even possible ??
I recommend going for the thinkpad carbon x1, it's the same form factor of Mac air, looks better in my opinion and has one of the best keyboards on a laptop that size, not to mention it's developer friendly (has actual page up/down, home/end keys). I'm running Ubuntu on mine (3rd gen) without problems. The 4th gen ones can take 16gb ram as well.