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Count me in, for one. My main machine is still the 2013 MBP (2015 MBP at work). But every laptop / portable / desktop I've bought since then has been a Windows
by thesephist 8y ago
Count me in, for one. My main machine is still the 2013 MBP (2015 MBP at work). But every laptop / portable / desktop I've bought since then has been a Windows machine, because they offer either 1) similar value at a cheaper price, or 2) greater flexibility and usability at the same price. The Surfaces are the best laptops a non-Apple-dev "Pro" can get right now, in my experience. They've got ports, they've got portability, their hardware is now up to par with the best of the Macs.
I still love my 2013 Macbook Pro, but I'm probably not going to be buying a Mac again until they make something of similar usability and flexibility (mostly the keyboard and the ports).
- EnderMB 8y agoAgreed. I also have the 2013 model and it's a great machine, but it's starting to show its age now, and the keyboard on the Surfacebook is now light years ahead of the MBP. Unless Apple can release a laptop on par with the flagship Windows laptops I cannot see myself buying one.
- nailer 8y agoAnd same here - Surface Book after the previous 10 years of Mac (two MacBook Airs and a MacBook). Used Ubuntu and Fedora for the 10 years before that.
- nojvek 8y agoGod I just want to run MacOS on a surface book. I hate windows but love the hardware. Can anyone tell me if this is possible ?
- slantyyz 8y agoIt might be, but it's a lot of work putting together and maintaining a Hackintosh. You can try using VMWare but you will lose video acceleration. I run Mavericks in a VM to do Mac builds for Electron, and it works fine if you've got plenty of RAM and a fast SSD.
- andai 8y agoAlas, is cruel dream.