If you don't need to use any Mac OS specific software then you could get a Windows laptop, the hardware is generally cheaper.
If it must be an Apple then the Air is more than suitable for a bit of coding.
If it must be an Apple then the Air is more than suitable for a bit of coding.
Why? I'm looking into getting an Apple laptop and don't know which to get. I'm leaning towards the MBP just because I'm getting into music production and the extra hard drive space would be nice to have but I would also use it for programming as well.
Apple does overcharge on memory/disk upgrades (as does MS, just look at the ahem 32gb Surface with 16gb of free space).
But generally I find Apple a solid buy.
You can get very well built Toshiba, Dell, Lenovo (and more) laptops still cheaper than Mac hardware; and you can run Hackintosh or a Mac VM if you need access to Mac OS.
> generally I find Apple a solid buy.
So do I, all I was saying was that if he doesn't necessarily need an Apple machine then he could consider a Windows system.
> Such a '90s cliché
Yawn.
But to address your point: Is hackintosh (Apple OS X on non-Apple hardware) legal? Is it a legal grey area? Some people may legitimately want to avoid that. But your point is taken - computers and operating systems are tools and people have personal preferences and there's a lot to chose from.