I am a PC user, web developer and I never had any Apple device before. I was using MS Windows almost all my life but after I switched completely to Linux (1 year ago).
At Windows I missed Linux terminal and programs that help me a lot (grep, awk, ssh, scp, ...). I didn't like the fact that every few months the system needs reinstall to work well. Lot o things at Windows are made just WRONG.
At Linux the UX is horrible (no matter which distro), system is full of bugs and unstable (again no matter which distro), HW support is sad.
Now I want a notebook with system which is ready to use right after installation and I don't have to spend hours tweaking all settings and options to be actually able to use the system.
I think a MacBook with OS X could be solution to my "problems". The problem is the price (here in Europe it's about 30% more than in the US) so I would like to be completely sure before I spend my hardly made 1250 EUR in new MacBook Air 13".
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So here are the questions:
Does anybody of you guys switched from long time use of Windows/Linux PC to MacBook? What are the things that you like and dislike?
Does anybody of you guys have experience web developing (HTML, PHP, Python, MySQL, etc.) on MacBook and PC? If yes what are the differences? Do you prefer OS X for web developing?
Should I spend 1250 EUR in MacBook Air when I can get same or better performance for MUCH less money? (the design and mark is not so important for me).
Should I buy MacBook Air 13" or MacBook Pro 13"?
Thanks
At Windows I missed Linux terminal and programs that help me a lot (grep, awk, ssh, scp, ...). I didn't like the fact that every few months the system needs reinstall to work well. Lot o things at Windows are made just WRONG.
At Linux the UX is horrible (no matter which distro), system is full of bugs and unstable (again no matter which distro), HW support is sad.
Now I want a notebook with system which is ready to use right after installation and I don't have to spend hours tweaking all settings and options to be actually able to use the system.
I think a MacBook with OS X could be solution to my "problems". The problem is the price (here in Europe it's about 30% more than in the US) so I would like to be completely sure before I spend my hardly made 1250 EUR in new MacBook Air 13".
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So here are the questions:
Does anybody of you guys switched from long time use of Windows/Linux PC to MacBook? What are the things that you like and dislike?
Does anybody of you guys have experience web developing (HTML, PHP, Python, MySQL, etc.) on MacBook and PC? If yes what are the differences? Do you prefer OS X for web developing?
Should I spend 1250 EUR in MacBook Air when I can get same or better performance for MUCH less money? (the design and mark is not so important for me).
Should I buy MacBook Air 13" or MacBook Pro 13"?
Thanks