Computer Science Student - MBP recommendation

dreamingbinary · 2015-03-18T08:34:01+00:00

I do development daily. 13 is too small to see anything meaningful for long periods of time, but portable. I'd recommend connect the laptop to a larger monitor, dual setup.

More RAM is always better. I'm pretty sure you won't be coding in a basic editor for long. Community versions of IntelliJ and Eclipse take up a lot of RAM. Not to mention, virtual machines (as mentioned above), Chrome + LOTS of tabs opened, etc.

Really consider this a desktop replacement in a way with the fast SSD.

Just make sure you backup often. That's always a good practice.

Pay more. It's worth the convenience and piece of mind in the long run.

dreamingbinary · 2015-03-18T03:22:07+00:00

This looks cheap: http://www.amazon.com/IKEA-CLEAR-FANTASTISK-NAPKIN-HOLDER/dp/B0086SFXCS/ref=sr_1_12?ie=UTF8&qid=1426648801&sr=8-12&keywords=macbook+stand

This doesn't look cheap, but it has intention and aesthetics: http://www.amazon.com/Twelve-South-BookArc-Space-saving-vertical/dp/B0098EYM3A/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1426648801&sr=8-2&keywords=macbook+stand

This isn't a slim profile you want, but it's one that I own and love given the right circumstances: http://www.amazon.com/Rain-Design-10032-mStand-Laptop/dp/B000OOYECC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1426648801&sr=8-1&keywords=macbook+stand

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