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It is a personal choice. I personally don't mind OS X as it allows me to do what I want. VMWare Fusion + OS X = freedom of development choice. Bootcamp + Win
by mukundmr 13y ago
It is a personal choice. I personally don't mind OS X as it allows me to do what I want.
VMWare Fusion + OS X = freedom of development choice. Bootcamp + Windows = games.
The hardware isn't bad either though it is slightly more expensive depending on how you look at it.
For Linux, I find that there aren't many good vendors that provide pre-installed Linux on state-of-the-art hardware especially when it comes to laptops.
- stormbrew 13y agoGenerally speaking ultrabooks make great linux laptops, pretty much right out of the box. The more of the functionality of the laptop is provided by Intel stuff the better.
- SkyMarshal 13y agoYou don't really need vendors for desktop Linux, just pick the best hardware you can find that's either on your distro's HCL [1], or uses standard components (Intel/AMD cpu, Intel/AMD/Nvidia graphics, Intel wireless networking chips, etc.). There are good companies out there like XoticPC.com that sell such hardware with or without Windows or other OS, and still provide a warranty and really good support no matter what OS you put on it. Ubuntu and probably most other major Linux distro's work essentially as well Windows if you stick to mainstream hardware (with a few exceptions like multi-monitor support and Nvidia Optimus). [1]: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/HardwareSupport https://wiki.ubuntu.com/HardwareSupport