Maybe you could've got a much better laptop for the same amount of money, I use this little beast and it never fails me (even in RAR brute forcing or rendering videos), about $1000 in 2015: amazon.com/GL551JW-DS71-15-6-Inch-...
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You still can install any OS you want, or even better, with such a powerful laptop you can install the three OS(s) in VMware.
TD;LR
Maybe your problem isn't in choosing a laptop or desktop, the problem is with the money you spent comparing to the tech you've got.
I'm a dev with a strong *NIX sysadmin background. I've been programming for 20+ years, started with IRC scripts, C, Python, PHP, Ruby/Rails, Node/JS, Go and Elxir. Full time on Ruby,Elixir and Rust.
Even if I’m pretty comfortable with any *NIX and I hate to waste money for this stuff, on a daily basis I still prefer to pay more for the Apple products.
Yes, they cost a bit more their real value, but they also offer more support and integration (in a walled garden way, I know). My last Dell laptop was productive for barely 2-3 years, my mac book air is still rocking since 2012. Not only that: I was able to repair the touchpad in 1h by going to an Apple Store, during a Sunday.
I still don’t like Apple, but its products let me save time, money and frustrations/distractions on the long run.
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Everything has a price and a value, and most Apple products have higher price than its value... meaning, it's not worth that cost.
I used couple of other brands before (DELL, Sony, Apple, Samsung... and many more) and I landed with with ASUS, and I can't be happier.
Random simple search in Amazon:
amazon.com/FX503VD-Powerful-i7-770...
Rational price with super high tech from ASUS comparing to this super expensive one from Apple:
amazon.com/Apple-MacBook-Laptop-St...
Maybe you could've got a much better laptop for the same amount of money, I use this little beast and it never fails me (even in RAR brute forcing or rendering videos), about $1000 in 2015:
amazon.com/GL551JW-DS71-15-6-Inch-...
You still can install any OS you want, or even better, with such a powerful laptop you can install the three OS(s) in VMware.
TD;LR
Maybe your problem isn't in choosing a laptop or desktop, the problem is with the money you spent comparing to the tech you've got.
You can't legally virtualize macOS on non-Apple hardware though.
Would you legalize the macOS you use once a month to try an app or even test how safari opens your website :D
tbh, yes. My experience is that it's also instable and "vulnerable" to future OS updates if you run a hackintosh. I'd rather pay to avoid headaches.
Even if I’m pretty comfortable with any *NIX and I hate to waste money for this stuff, on a daily basis I still prefer to pay more for the Apple products.
Yes, they cost a bit more their real value, but they also offer more support and integration (in a walled garden way, I know). My last Dell laptop was productive for barely 2-3 years, my mac book air is still rocking since 2012. Not only that: I was able to repair the touchpad in 1h by going to an Apple Store, during a Sunday.
I still don’t like Apple, but its products let me save time, money and frustrations/distractions on the long run.