Jordan Posted July 5, 2017 Author Share Posted July 5, 2017 On 7/2/2017 at 11:32 PM, Inf Zita said: Is there a specific reason you need the MAC and cant get a windows os machine? Yeah, I'm making a cross-platform application and need to test with/use Mac to do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prolax Posted July 6, 2017 Share Posted July 6, 2017 On 5/07/2017 at 10:16 PM, Jordan said: Yeah, I'm making a cross-platform application and need to test with/use Mac to do it. Mac is the biggest rip off after Nigerian lottery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoomScape Posted July 7, 2017 Share Posted July 7, 2017 23 hours ago, Prolax said: Mac is the biggest rip off after Nigerian lottery. It's actually a pretty nice laptop to be honest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eliot Posted July 7, 2017 Share Posted July 7, 2017 Lots of Mac hate here, for anyone developing serious software you're going to be using Linux or Mac OSX. My 2012 Macbook Pro still runs like a champ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phony Posted July 7, 2017 Share Posted July 7, 2017 Just bought a new 2017 macbook pro, expensive as fuck, but great laptops. Main reason I got one is because I will be needing for next year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gearing Posted July 7, 2017 Share Posted July 7, 2017 it is good to see so many satisfied customers 4 minutes ago, phony said: Just bought a new 2017 macbook pro, expensive as fuck, but great laptops. Main reason I got one is because I will be needing for next year why did you insist on buying this specific brand though? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phony Posted July 7, 2017 Share Posted July 7, 2017 6 minutes ago, gearing said: it is good to see so many satisfied customers why did you insist on buying this specific brand though? You mean mac? Because the program I'm taking will be working with iOS and OSX 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mistys Posted July 16, 2017 Share Posted July 16, 2017 If you wanting good performance don't buy a MacBook. Over a £1000 and I can't do something as simple as have a bot running and browse the internet. Worst decision of my life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDu Posted July 16, 2017 Share Posted July 16, 2017 (edited) Idk what every1 else in this thread talkin bout but you can get with a little effort of scooping arround ebay for under $750 and craigslist a 13inch macbook pro 2015.. i was using it until last year, perfectly good enough specs and pre decent battery life even on a used 1 http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/EARLY-2015-MACBOOK-PRO-13-RETINA-A1502-2-7Ghz-8GB-RAM-128GB-SSD-OFFICE-2016-/162591609125?hash=item25db371125:g:6gkAAOSwpHFZaRQ~ Edited July 16, 2017 by DrDu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jagathor Posted July 16, 2017 Share Posted July 16, 2017 So retina's not important unless you really want that resolution, I would definitely recommend researching your pick, some specific models scattered through are a mess for things like hinges breaking, I would of course recommend that if you make sure you get the fully supported i5/i7 and not the 2C/4T, while they aren't bad, the price difference wouldn't be much for more physical cores and threads, I have a 2012 edition myself with 2c/4t its still working fine with newest OSX, but its starting to get a bit less snappy(Sierra uses a lot more memory than older OSX's) I would definitely recommend getting more than 4 GB ram if you're wanting to run the latest(El Capitan will run fine with 4), I mean a kit of 8GB is only like $50, just make sure to research the get ram with the right timing and speed, or else it might not work with the laptop. Here's a link of a website that documents mac editions fairly well, not sure if links are allowed, if not please remove: http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/macbook_pro/index-macbookpro.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
