[tabs_masterrace]

I've had similar a experience doing Android Development. I much prefer OS X over Windows 10 for doing work, but performance can be a real issue.

Over time, and with every new yearly incremental software refresh, compile times on my MacBook getting slower and slower, it started to hurt productivity. So looking at options for new hardware, I realized I could either spend $3000 on a new Mac, that on paper might not even be that much faster then my current machine, or just throw together a PC from components for a bit over $1000 and get a much faster machine.

There is just no good Mac option if you're looking for a simple i7, 32GB RAM, 256 SSD for a reasonable price.

[rozenmd]

Some of the Thinkpad range fit your criteria, and can be tricked into thinking they are Macs...