FuzzyPanda
FuzzyPanda

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.

23mo ago
Talking product sense with Ridhi
9 min AI interview5 questions
Round 1 by Grapevine
ZoomyBagel
ZoomyBagel
Google23mo

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.

BouncyBoba
BouncyBoba
Uber23mo

This is wrong , once you start using mac you won’t go back

ZoomyBagel
ZoomyBagel
Google23mo

Happy to ditch Mac. Have used Mac.

PerkyBoba
PerkyBoba
Cred23mo

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.

ZoomyCupcake
ZoomyCupcake
Dunzo23mo

Solid!

GroovyBoba
GroovyBoba

Doesn't the different monitors screens mess up your flow? Like I would be super triggered if both my monitors were not identical.

JazzyHamster
JazzyHamster

Backend developer - Mac m1 air-78k INR. Once you go for a mac, you don't go back.

PerkyBoba
PerkyBoba
Cred23mo

Hey! I've heard a similar line 😅

ZoomyCupcake
ZoomyCupcake
Dunzo23mo

MacBook Pro M2 Pro because it’s a best of all worlds - really no weakness as per me

MagicalHamster
MagicalHamster

3k USD for the best. That's a weakness

ZoomyPickle
ZoomyPickle

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.

FluffyKoala
FluffyKoala

Thinkpad Linux always I have MacBook Pro it’s scrap.. Linux is always about freedom Linux will give you freedom go for it

BouncyNoodle
BouncyNoodle
Twilio23mo

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.

JumpyTaco
JumpyTaco

Mac M2 pro is the best

DerpyCupcake
DerpyCupcake

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.

GroovyMarshmallow
GroovyMarshmallow

Dell G15 for anything that isn’t frontend oriented. Macbook air and ipad for any design and frontend tasks

Discover more
Curated from across
AMA
AMA1mo
by GroovyWalrusMarketing Manager

I spend a lot of time researching Tech

If you have any tech purchases that you need help deciding, tell me the category and your requirements / options - I’ll sort you out. (Please include budget)

I previously did this a year ago in the PMs community, was a decent success!

Software Engineers
by GigglyBobaSoftware Developer

Laptop Suggestion?

Hi everyone

Want to buy high end configuration laptop for mobile development like Android, DSA practice

Which all features should I take into consideration my priority is smooth experience and hassle free experience. budget 0 to 2 Lacs

Misc
Misc15mo
by MagicalPandaViacom18

Good Laptop suggestion

Hello folks 👋

I want to buy a laptop for personal usage. I will be using it mostly for media consumption and web dev.

I have had a very bad experience with windows laptops in terms of hardware and battery life after a year of usage....

IT Company Discussion

Which laptop shall I buy?

I’m in search of a good laptop around 60k range but I’m flexible in increasing that if I get good suggestions. I mostly will need it for coding and video editing work. My usage might be heavy.