If you are a software developer, which laptop do you use and why?
Please provide the exact model if possible along with the price you bought it for. Looking to buy a new laptop without spending a fortune.
Mac is overrated and you will have ergonomic problems if you don't use an external monitor. Mac is not readily compatible is most low to medium end external monitors by design. Go for Thinkpad with Ubuntu.
ASUS G17 Strix, Ryzen 7 4800, RTX 3070, 32GB RAM, 1TB NVMe
Attaches to my 3 monitors nicely (13 YO DELL 720p, LG Ergo 4k, LG Ergo UW 2K)
Stupid fast. Windows on base. Linux on VMware. Works like a charm for me.
TiredFold30
Stealth
a year ago
Backend developer - Mac m1 air-78k INR.
Once you go for a mac, you don't go back.
I had a chance to use MacBook Pro M2 Max for 1 yr for backend. Trust me that is the best a machine can get. Blazes through anything you throw at it.
MacBook Pro M2 Pro because it’s a best of all worlds - really no weakness as per me
CaptainLevi
Stealth
a year ago
3k USD for the best. That's a weakness
rzr
Stealth
a year ago
Thinkpad Linux always I have MacBook Pro it’s scrap.. Linux is always about freedom Linux will give you freedom go for it
shinigami
Stealth
a year ago
MacBook M1 base variant, exchanged old one and got it for 64k.
It's just awesome and good for development, was tired of buggy window and blue screen.
Dell G15 for anything that isn’t frontend oriented.
Macbook air and ipad for any design and frontend tasks
Vegetabledev22
Stealth
a year ago
Mac M2 pro is the best
I started with Windows, the wsl problems and instability drove me away. Docker over HyperV was super heavy and over wsl2 had file system performance issues.
Git rebases used to take 2-3 second for every action because of the fs bottleneck.
Ditched it and moved to Ubuntu, great dev experience. Some issues with snap making the some apps slower but got around all that, biggest issue was driver support. Both my external display and lap display looked awful because of non-native drivers and bluetooth devices get choppy. My web cam was so so bad that in one of my interviews the HR asked me to get an external webcam or something. Plus needed to dual boot to Windows whenever I need the Adobe Suite.
I was trying to fix these issues one by one but got fed-up and switched to Mac Pro M2 Pro
the normal M1/M2 doesn’t have enough I/O for my monitors and accessories.
This has been one of my best decisions I suppose, (except for the price). Everything just works, no jugaad or workarounds. As an added benefit since there are so many people use the same mac. It’s easier to develop Apps with consistent experience.
The ecosystem is just clean and amazing. There are mac apps that are just amazing Cleanshot X, Meeter, Timemator, Maccy, Dropzone.
1899
Stealth
a year ago
Mac for development. Windows has a lot of issues setting up the dev environment. Lot of permission issues especially for npm related stuff.
CaptainLevi
Stealth
a year ago
Have Acer Predator Helios 300. Quite heavy and had bought for gaming and video editing.
My office laptop is better as it's lighter. Acer but forgot model.
Also HP ProBook laptops are good. Had used them in previous companies.
HariMatar
Stealth
a year ago
Asus A15 has 16GB Ram with 512 SSD and 1 TB HDD and 1650GTX, works great for Android development and video editing. Got it for 65k but it's now much cheaper
Cyphx5
Stealth
a year ago
Mac M1 air. No complains so far, but worked on mostly backend code and react.
Keep in mind that it comes in handy for entertainment after work.
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