Which Macbook Pro?

[Durbs]

What sort of dev are you doing Durbs and what software do you want to use on it?

If it's plain coding-type development, then a) or b) should do it easily.

I would avoid d) unless you've seen and handled one. Too big and unwieldy (and flexy) for me.

I must admit, for any serious and lengthy development projects, I prefer not to use a laptop at all if I have a desk to go to. The iMac 27 i7 is my current platform and I use your option a) for work on the move (but take iPad instead when I don't have to code).

It'll be for dual boot between Windows 7 & OSX, going to sell my current Core2 Win laptop and use the new one for XCode on Mac and VS2010/SQL on Windows.

So after looking around, decided on a refurb Option a) or b) but with the higher res screen and 500Gig drive.

[scooterscot]

I'm still using my A1260 macbook pro I bought almost 5 years ago and upgraded the hard drive since for a cost of around £100

I've never had a windows machine last that long, in fact two XP laptops are lying about in the office in bits.

[Sysman]

I'm still using my A1260 macbook pro I bought almost 5 years ago and upgraded the hard drive since for a cost of around £100

I've never had a windows machine last that long, in fact two XP laptops are lying about in the office in bits.

My 8.5 year old iBook is still going strong. OK, the keyboard is well iffy, the internal disk went ages ago, the battery lasts all of 30 seconds, it's still running Tiger (10.4) and updates have stopped coming (it did get a recent security update though).

It still boots faster than any other system I have access to What it cost back then makes the top of the range stuff available today look cheap, but it was no more expensive than the Vaios and Thinkpads of the day. A mate bought a Compaq for about 2/3 the price at the time and it was dead 2 years later.

[StopTheEarthIwantToGetOff]

Sigh, yup, that'd be it. Now f uck off back to General.

Sigh indeed! Although part of my post had a touch of insouciance. Part of it (the bit about doing your apple based dev in a VM) was perfectly reasonable. Several people I have worked with in the past have done so. True its a bit more of a faff, but you don't have to purchase over-priced equipment off the bat.

I am always amused at peoples bravery when they post on bulleting boards, comment areas etc. Its almost certain that if I was stood in front of you, you wouldn't have the balls to talk like that.

[d000hg]

The other one only comes in 13" AFAIK , not big enough to develop on really.

Does it need to be a laptop? You could get a 13" and use an external display when not on the move, or get an Apple desktop. Even a Mac mini perhaps.

[Durbs]

Sigh indeed! Although part of my post had a touch of insouciance. Part of it (the bit about doing your apple based dev in a VM) was perfectly reasonable. Several people I have worked with in the past have done so. True its a bit more of a faff, but you don't have to purchase over-priced equipment off the bat.

I am always amused at peoples bravery when they post on bulleting boards, comment areas etc. Its almost certain that if I was stood in front of you, you wouldn't have the balls to talk like that.

It was the bit where you suggested that I actually use public transport that did it!

As far as i'm aware, OSX desktop version within a VM is not permitted under the license? Altough i may be totally wrong and this has changed?

[Durbs]

Does it need to be a laptop? You could get a 13" and use an external display when not on the move, or get an Apple desktop. Even a Mac mini perhaps.

Got an older gen Mini at the moment and that's what i'm currently developing iPhone stuff on, works totally fine and is a great bit of kit but is also used by the kids so i need to book slots to use my own computer.

Need something so i can go and develop somewhere and not get mithered by various ankle biters.

[Durbs]

Anyone else looking at the refurbs - just spoke to a pleasant chap at Apple and he assured me that 99 out of every 100 of these refurbs are absolutely mint and basically as-new.

[bogeyman]

Anyone else looking at the refurbs - just spoke to a pleasant chap at Apple and he assured me that 99 out of every 100 of these refurbs are absolutely mint and basically as-new.

They are very good. Lots of Hoxton-based 'design' houses gone out of business lately so they have plenty of barely-used refurbs. There is also a glut of Aeron office chairs apparently!

Seriously though - have used the refurb store in the past and 100% satisfied.