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If you REALLY value compactness, the smallest nice computer you can get is probably the discontinued 12-inch macbook. It really is amazingly small. It is underp
by kall 7y ago
If you REALLY value compactness, the smallest nice computer you can get is probably the discontinued 12-inch macbook. It really is amazingly small. It is underpowered but "quickly write tiny JS/PHP/Html programs" is about the least demanding thing you can do, work wise, so I think it would be fine.
It's a sacrifice for compactness though. It also has the "bad" keyboard, though some people don't mind.
The just released macbook air is probably an all around good choice though.
- hardlianotion 7y agoI spent the last few years using one of these as my mobile development solution. I still use it for scala development - not too underpowered for this. I feel I have been lucky with the keyboard, no real stuck keys and the keyboard doesn't feel cramped. And it slips into a small bag very easily. I have replaced the screen once, when I dropped something on it and the battery, which is expensive. The bad thing about this form factor is how every small issue is back-to-workshop.
- nimchimpsky 7y agoI love mine, going to get another one. Actually maybe I should the air or the pro just to see.
- Nextgrid 7y agoI’m using one as my daily driver for years now and I can definitely recommend it. It’s been more than enough to work on sane projects like a web app with a DB server running. Of course don’t expect to run Kubernetes with dozens of microservices on it. Mobile development can be a challenge though - Xcode is very resource-hungry.