Macbook Pro yes/no and why

I like that linux and mac has no viruses.
Maybe few if any.
 
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Shaunm said:
OP be aware you will get a fair amount of Apple haters in here slating apple machines who have never even tried them, the majority of the people in the thread who advise you to go apple have probably tried both and have seen the light.
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I have an MBP and a Mini, I won't buy Apple ever again.
 
Jet Black said:
Resale prices stay really high, so I sell my mac and buy a new one every other year. Can't say the same for other laptops, most of them are not even in a condition good enough to be sold after two years (except if you sell it for peanuts).
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That's true. For someone that follows that strategy, Apple is indeed a good choice. Personally, I like to keep all my hardware for ever as I always find some use for them for many many years.
 
If OSX appeals to you, it's a good choice. I don't agree on the issue of Apple making a better quality hardware product. You generally get what you pay for. The quality of the average consumer laptop is garbage because big box stores demand such large discounts from their suppliers. Everyone wants to be the cheapest, so sacrifices are made on quality. It's the West's race to the bottom.

If you wand to stick to Windows/Llinux but also want better quality, buy a Business Class laptop. They match Apple when it comes to build quality, plus they're far more user serviceable than anything produced by Apple. They still beat Apple on price, but you won't find them at Walmart and they rarely go on sale.
 
As a programmer I LOVE OSX. I still end up using Windows on my MBP 90% of the time though.
 
If the macbooks are really professional laptops wouldn't they have included a gtx 980m in them, the Intel iris 5200 is way underpowered.

http://videocardbenchmark.net/video_lookup.php?gpu=Intel+Iris+Pro+5200&id=2562
 
look into video card overheating problems with it. google it. all mac with dedicated video have this problem. in 2yr or so they break up.

BTW if you don't go the MAC route, make sure to check Lenovo. They have the best keyboard I have ever used on a computer (laptop or desktop). I have a ThinkPad E530 15" HD+ (1600x900), 16GB RAM (officially supports just 8GB but in practice works just fine with 16GB), I7 CPU, 256GB SSD + 1TB HDD (in caddy, replacing internal optical drive). Only weak point is video card - Intel HD 4000 - but I got this model because I'm using linux so i'd rather have this with 16GB RAM and i7 for VMs than a i5 and good video card with I don't really need.

If you want long battery life and are ok with a 12.5" screen, check out the Lenovo X240 - it does like 16 hours on battery or something like that.

In the end, the most important question is what software you plan to run on it. Windows has more apps, most SEO tools are for windows, etc. So don't forget to think at what you plan to use it for.
 
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I really don't get the whole point of re-sale value being such big points that Apple fans mention. What good is the re-sale value if the underpowered graphics doesn't allow one to make as much content(photos,videos)
 
STKMKTFTGRU said:
I really don't get the whole point of re-sale value being such big points that Apple fans mention. What good is the re-sale value if the underpowered graphics doesn't allow one to make as much content(photos,videos)
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Your trolling is too obvious... What happened to you? :o
 
jazzc said:
Your trolling is too obvious... What happened to you? :o
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I'm not trolling I was googling best video editing laptops, and one video editor was promoting the re-sale value of the MBPR. But the graphics card it has is only as good as the outdated GT 650M, if one has the GTX 980M in a laptop they could render much more videos over the course of a year, than one with the Intel Iris Pro 5200, and make up way more than the higher resale value.

It would be like a taxi company worrying about the resale value of a car in 7/8 years being too low when they would save much more money on it from savings in fuel costs.
 
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socialmediapro said:
Once you go Mac, you never go back.
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Once you go Mac, you never go back. You've got no money left to buy anything else... for the next 5 years.
Once you go Windows, you got all the software you could wish for and everything just works, until you get virused.
Once you go Linux, you then go back to Windows after a day, then back and forth. If you have steel nerves and don't need Win-only software, eventually you will love it more than Win.
 
Go for Mac, the OS is more power efficient, doesn't get infected and is easy to use for many people.
 
papercut said:
Go for Mac, the OS is more power efficient, doesn't get infected and is easy to use for many people.
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Macs can get infected with a virus.


http://www.computerworld.com/article/2597468/operating-systems/apple-finally-admits-macs-can-get-viruses---well--almost-admits-it.html
 
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