A decade ago, I switched from Windows to the Apple Mac. Fortunately, my employer knows that developers need good hardware, and was happy to buy us top-of-the-line MacBook Pros.
Not everything is perfect on the Mac, but it’s still a joy to use such excellent hardware and software (fast, beautiful, high quality). And I love working on a Unix-powered machine. I can’t see myself going back to Windows for another decade.
My first MacBook Pro 17″ (photo from 2008) and Dell 21″ monitor in portrait mode:
Here’s the second MBP 17″, with my beloved Apple Cinema 30″ monitor (photo from 2010):
The one I’m typing this on is a MacBook Pro 15″ I got in 2014:
I’m also using an iPhone since 2008 (3G, 4, 5, 6, 7). I guess that makes me an Apple “fanboy” 🙂
Update (2018-01-02): On the new job, I got a fresh MacBook Pro 15″ (space gray, touch bar) and a 27″ Acer monitor:
Update (2019-01-18): More pixels are always better – I added a 27″ Lenovo monitor:
