by WobblyPenguinEpicor
Top comment
M2 Air if you don’t want to play games.
DerpyBoba
Is it worth buying this mac
Cost is around Rs 1,50,000 I am looking to buy apple Mac for cross platform development and other development stuff.
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BouncyQuokka
Knowbe419mo
IMO, no. Not worth it.
I have used windows and Linux for most of my life. My latest company gave me a Mac.
Here's my conclusion.
- Build quality of Mac's is generally better.
- Sound and such things are better on a Mac.
In general nicer.
However, it's completely false to believe software or general experience on a Mac is better than windows. Not sure what kind of windows laptop the person claiming that loading up a browser will take longer on a windows lap than restarting a Mac, but this is pure bs. The latest MacBook Pro takes just as much time to load up chrome as my 4 yo windows laptop. Matter of fact, the UX in certain aspects is worse on Mac. I don't even get proper feedback when you double click an icon. Last, multi-tasking UX is very very shitty on Mac.
I haven't bought into the ecosystem but without considering that, I don't see the point of spending 3x for build quality and sound.
DerpyBoba
Ola Electric19mo
the reason i want to buy mac is because of both cross-platform and native development for mobile
BouncyQuokka
Knowbe419mo
If that's a deal breaker, you don't have much of a choice. The closest of a choice you have is to go the hackintosh route and buy a laptop known to have good compatibility with it.
FuzzySushi
TCS19mo
A student definitely does not need this laptop for his development stuff.
PeppyBoba
Student19mo
TCS vale bhi dev karte hai kya 🙂
DerpyBoba
Ola Electric19mo
I literally mentioned that my old pc is not working properly and I am looking for a new pc for cross platform development then also he commented students doesn't need
GoofyDonut
Stealth19mo
13" pro is the old body, worse display; better opt for the 15" air or 14" pro
DerpyBoba
Ola Electric19mo
how much does 14 pro or 15 air cost?
DerpyBoba
Ola Electric19mo
i would not prefer air because of heating issues
WigglyDonut
Flipkart19mo
Go for it. Macbook Pro is the best laptop. Dont think about the cost, Apple products are made to last. Windows laptops with same configuration may cost 1/3 but over the years they will become super slow where opening a webpage will take longer than restarting your mac.
DerpyBoba
Ola Electric19mo
which mac model do you use for work ?
WigglyDonut
Flipkart19mo
M1 Mac Pro
SwirlyPretzel
Stealth19mo
Go for a 14 inch m2 pro with the same ram and storage configuration, it will cost you 30k more but it wouldn't be significantly better than this old design.
DerpyBoba
Ola Electric19mo
You mean same model but with different inch?
SwirlyPretzel
Stealth19mo
It would be significantly better. M2 pro is a much better chip than the baseline chip. Also 14 inches one has a good build. You should have purchased this laptop during the BBD sale, now make sure you use your student discount and HDFC card or some good credit card to get the right deal. I used a 13 inch m1 air which is strictly for very light computing, currently i use a 16 inch m2 pro with 32 gb ram it is a very good device. My colleague's 14 inch m2 pro is just as good so i suggest you go for the 14 inch.
ZestyBurrito
Stealth19mo
Is your company not providing you?
DerpyBoba
Ola Electric19mo
No I am a student in college. My old laptop is not longer working and the specs of old laptop was very low. I am thinking to buy a new laptop with good specs Mac would be a good choice for both Android and iOS development and other development purpose
ZestyDonut
Stealth19mo
Msi cyborg is also good. 6gb rtx with 16gb ram.
SwirlyLlama
Stealth19mo
Definitely worth it if you want to develop Hybrid or iOS apps
ZestyBanana
Stealth19mo
Waste of Money
ZoomyPotato
Stealth19mo
Have you checked out sahivalue.com ?
Used, unboxed, like new etc stuff I’ve picked up an iPad, AirPods and the magic keyboard from them have been using all these devices for over 2-3 years now! Very reliable and true to what pictures you see on their website.
Look for what the item condition is, I’ve picked up sealed, like new conditions and they are as described!
The iPad I bought was factory sealed brand new, only box had scuffs here n there, iPad was factory mint! For a good deal under 70k for a 12.9 pro
Check them out, quite good deals on a little older machines..
CosmicQuokka
Paralleldots19mo
Don't buy this version, either find the 2021 14in MacBook Pro or get the 2022 13in M2 MacBook Air.
Look for offers you'll get M2 air under 90k now
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