I generally prefer to use Linux on a desktop myself but honestly I really haven't had any issues using macvim and the default terminal on my MBP and doubt i'll

I generally prefer to use Linux on a desktop myself but honestly I really haven't had any issues using macvim and the default terminal on my MBP and doubt i'll ever buy a non-apple laptop ever again. For laptops having a *nix interface on reliable hardware that works, the MBP just makes sense. I actually refused to try it for a long time and stuck up for linux but after yet another hardware issue and a laptop lasting for a year I decided to open up my mind and try osx out. I don't consider myself a fanboy in any sense but I have found osx to be a suitable workstation running on laptop hardware for both working as a sysadmin and doing web application development. I do use homebrew.