The mac hardware is pretty durable. I have older macbook pro's (first and
second gen mobile i7's that are still very viable with just a battery/hd
update in them.

I have to say, you pay a huge premium on the hardware, but it is really
quite solid.

On Wed, Aug 24, 2016 at 8:30 AM, Keith Smith <techlists@phpcoderusa.com>
wrote:

>
>
> Hi,
>
> I'm strongly considering buying a Macbook pro.
>
> I'm a LAMP (PHP) developer.  Currently I use Mint on a Dell.  Both laptop
> and desktop. I do have a Dell laptop that runs M$ 10.  Was a bad move
> upgrading from M$7 to M$10... another story for another day.
>
> The reason for my desired move is I want something that just works.  I do
> not have the time nor do I have the expertise to maintain Linux Mint when
> there is an issue.  For instance Dropbox does not launch correctly. I have
> a work around, but do not want to have to figure this stuff out.
> JoinMe.com does no work completely on my Linux desktop and I need it so I
> use my Windows laptop.  I can watch but I cannot become the presenter.
>
> Moving to Mac is purely a business decision.
>
> Up to this point I have bought cheap on sale Dell.
>
> I also need Virtualbox because I need to develop using PHP 5.6 and PHP 7.
>
> In doing my research I have narrowed my search to the Macbook Pro 13.3 or
> 15.4 inch models.  I'm leaning towards the 15.4 since it has 16GB of RAM.
> I suspect with the SSD drives these Macs have to sing.
>
> My shock is the $2000 price tag.  Yikes.  I'm used to cheap dell hardware
> that I pay $300 to $400 for on sale.  I can see Best Buy is selling the
> MacBook at a slightly discounted price.
>
> If I can be just a little more productive the Mac will pay for itself in
> no time.
>
> The other thing I like about the Pro is it allows for driving two external
> monitors.  At the resolution the Pro provides that should be a lot of real
> estate give the laptop monitor makes 3. The only downside I am aware of is
> with the external monitors the refresh rate drops to 30Hz.  I think someone
> on this list brought that up and they did not like that low of a refresh
> rate.
>
> I think I would find iMovie and Pages useful.  And I could add an iPhone
> to the mix and utilize those benefits.
>
> If I buy the Mackbook pro 15.4 inch with 16GB of RAM what would be a
> reasonable life expectancy in a production environment?  What would I be
> able to reasonably expect working it 12+ hours a day, day in day?
>
> Any and every thought is much appreciated.
>
>
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