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Any recommendation for a MacBook Pro equivalent running Windows? One reason I'm stuck with Mac is the need to use it for iOS app development.

by jaxondu 10y ago

hougaard 10y ago
All my iOS dev. is now done with Xamarin on Visual Studio on Windows with a headless Mac Mini sitting in the background.
Bud 10y ago
Yes, it's called the MacBook Pro. It runs Windows, natively, just fine. In fact, PC World once ranked it as the best Windows laptop.
- twblalock 10y ago
  That's probably going to change with the new touch bar.
  - Bud 10y ago
    Given the popularity of Macs for running Windows, I would not assume this. There's no reason why Microsoft can't write drivers for the Touch Bar.
- jaxondu 10y ago
  I'm not sure if the new MacBook Pro's Touch Bar is usable under Windows.
- Akkuma 10y ago
  Macbooks run Windows, but the driver support is pretty horrendous from Apple. Basically, they say it runs and stop supporting it after that. I cannot get a graphics driver update at all. Another good example is that TRRS does not work at all for Windows and this is 100% a driver issue.
  - dogma1138 10y ago
    I have no problems installing the Radeon drivers on my mid 2015 MBP and not using the default Apple ones.
    - greyfade 10y ago
      Graphics drivers are by no means the only drivers that require updates.
      - dogma1138 10y ago
        I haven't said they were, they are however the most important ones since everything else is pretty bog standard.
- bmpafa 10y ago
  A Windows pc for a Mac price? What's not to like.
gentleteblor 10y ago
Dell XPS 15. - Build quality is excellent - The form factor is terrific (physical size of a 14-incher) - You can get it with the latest desktop i7s and a boatload of RAM - Good battery life (skip the 4k screen)
bmpafa 10y ago
Lenovo t4 line for durability, Asus zenbook for power: price If you get a lappy with a 1080 screen (no higher), you may be surprised how well osx runs in VMware. Higher dpi than that and the ui is too small, though. And if you're adventurous, you could always convert a pc into a hackintosh. It's usually just fiddling with some drivers and swapping out a WiFi card.

Any recommendation for a MacBook Pro equivalent running Windows? One reason I'm stuck with Mac is the need to use it for iOS app development.

by jaxondu 10y ago

Any recommendation for a MacBook Pro equivalent running Windows? One reason I'm stuck with Mac is the need to use it for iOS app development.

hougaard 10y ago

All my iOS dev. is now done with Xamarin on Visual Studio on Windows with a headless Mac Mini sitting in the background.

Bud 10y ago

Yes, it's called the MacBook Pro. It runs Windows, natively, just fine. In fact, PC World once ranked it as the best Windows laptop.

twblalock 10y ago
That's probably going to change with the new touch bar.
- Bud 10y ago
  Given the popularity of Macs for running Windows, I would not assume this. There's no reason why Microsoft can't write drivers for the Touch Bar.
jaxondu 10y ago
I'm not sure if the new MacBook Pro's Touch Bar is usable under Windows.
Akkuma 10y ago
Macbooks run Windows, but the driver support is pretty horrendous from Apple. Basically, they say it runs and stop supporting it after that. I cannot get a graphics driver update at all. Another good example is that TRRS does not work at all for Windows and this is 100% a driver issue.
- dogma1138 10y ago
  I have no problems installing the Radeon drivers on my mid 2015 MBP and not using the default Apple ones.
  - greyfade 10y ago
    Graphics drivers are by no means the only drivers that require updates.
    - dogma1138 10y ago
      I haven't said they were, they are however the most important ones since everything else is pretty bog standard.
bmpafa 10y ago
A Windows pc for a Mac price? What's not to like.

gentleteblor 10y ago

Dell XPS 15. - Build quality is excellent - The form factor is terrific (physical size of a 14-incher) - You can get it with the latest desktop i7s and a boatload of RAM - Good battery life (skip the 4k screen)

bmpafa 10y ago

Lenovo t4 line for durability, Asus zenbook for power: price If you get a lappy with a 1080 screen (no higher), you may be surprised how well osx runs in VMware. Higher dpi than that and the ui is too small, though. And if you're adventurous, you could always convert a pc into a hackintosh. It's usually just fiddling with some drivers and swapping out a WiFi card.