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Ask HN: Why does everyone use a MacBook Pro despite saying they suck?
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Re: Ask HN: Why does everyone use a MacBook Pro despite saying they suck?
#22Buy the older ones (2014-ish) from ebay
Re: Ask HN: Why does everyone use a MacBook Pro despite saying they suck?
#23I have been looking at the Lenovo X1 Carbon or a Surface Pro to replace my aging MacBook Air.
My main machine for the past few years has been Lenovo X1 Carbon from a few gens ago - have had a great experience. Dual boots windows and Ubuntu without issue, battery life is great, performance is great with 16G/SSD/i7, feels well built and keyboard is as good as any that I've had on a Thinkpad. The only thing I miss from the MBP is the trackpad.
Re: Ask HN: Why does everyone use a MacBook Pro despite saying they suck?
#24I got mine in 2015 and I love it. I'll have to replace the touchpad cable later today, but I'm pretty sure it'll survive.
This 2015 model comes with MagSafe, USB-A, and a physical Escape key: all features you won't find on the newest model.
I won't be buying another Mac. But I do love this one.
Next laptop will probably be some Dell XPS, Lenovo X1, or Surface Pro. It'll depend on what I'll need at work.
Re: Ask HN: Why does everyone use a MacBook Pro despite saying they suck?
#25I will continue to jump through hoops in order to get the integrated experience of macOS. There is a huge gap between developing on Windows and Mac.
Re: Ask HN: Why does everyone use a MacBook Pro despite saying they suck?
#26I've been using macbooks full time for 3 years now and I hate them. They are bad hardware for a high price tag.
As a developer they are the perfect middle ground. OSX runs everything I usually run in Linux and I have all the paid for software I'd run on windows (Photoshop, Lightroom, etc).
Prior to switching to mac I just dual booted windows and linux depending on what I needed. Then sketch came out and it was only OSX and I had to make the decision on having a third setup.
Then I realized everything I was doing in my 2 OSes I could do in a single one even though I hated the hardware.
Re: Ask HN: Why does everyone use a MacBook Pro despite saying they suck?
#27Because of Terminal. It means most software you would use on a web server will install easily with the help of HomeBrew etc...
I've seen developers waste an entire week trying to get basic things like docker to run on Windows...
I'm sure things have gotten better in Windows land, but now that I already have my Macbook, the impetus for change is just not there...
Re: Ask HN: Why does everyone use a MacBook Pro despite saying they suck?
#28I think it comes down to a few adages...
You can please all of the people some of the time, you can please some of the people all of the time...
and
trackpad size is like salt, you can have too much.
Re: Ask HN: Why does everyone use a MacBook Pro despite saying they suck?
#29the main problem for people complaining about the new macbooks pro is the keyboard. just buy a silicone keyboard cover protection and it's working great!
This is my biggest gripe with the new MBP's - and I never thought of this. Thank you!
Re: Ask HN: Why does everyone use a MacBook Pro despite saying they suck?
#30I have thinkpads of various kinds for work and home and run linux mostly. MBPs do suck.