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To be fair, if you're developer, you'll probably also want an i7 (since a lot of compilation tasks are highly parallel and the extra cores will help a lot)
by TheCoreh 9y ago
To be fair, if you're developer, you'll probably also want an i7 (since a lot of compilation tasks are highly parallel and the extra cores will help a lot)
- kanishkdudeja 9y agoThat's right. But the i7 15-inch line starts from 2500 USD. I think lots of developers won't be able to afford at that price point.
- bpicolo 9y agoi7 13.5" starts at 1,999. Still pretty crazy that prices are turning the opposite direction lately.
- kanishkdudeja 9y agoThanks. Fixed this in my comment.
- MichaelGG 9y agoIf the quality is there, I welcome it. I'd love to spend over 2000 on an X series ThinkPad that doesn't burn my skin and has a real screen (3:2 or better).
- shurcooL 9y agoIt’s unfortunately the expected thing, as powerful general purpose computers become a specialized niche tool for developers, since regular consumers are being satisfied with phones and tables and inexpensive laptops. The market is no longer growing, it’s shrinking.
- baldfat 9y agoMacbook Pro 15in starts at $2400 https://www.apple.com/shop/buy-mac/macbook-pro/15-inch https://www.apple.com/shop/buy-mac/macbook-pro/15-inch
- criddell 9y agoThat doesn't seem too bad. If you use it daily (240 days a year) and the machine lasts two years, then that's a bit more than $5 / day. I think it's reasonable.
- fhood 9y agoI never compile on my own machine, but I can tell you that if I can't have 30 chrome tabs open at once we are going to have a problem.