| Several problems here. First, you picked the wrong Mac for comparison. You should have compared to the next one down in the MacBook Pro line. That better matches the Acer, except the Acer has a bigger disk. You can configure the Mac to match. That drops the Mac to 1849. At that point, the Mac has the following hardware advantages over the Acer: 1. 2.0 GHz i7 vs. 1.73 GHz i7 processor. 2. 2.54 kg weight vs. 3.3 kg 3. 1440x900 display vs. 1366x768. (For another 100 euros, you can make the Apple 1680x1050). 4. Dual graphics with automatic switching. The Acer does have faster graphics and more graphics RAM. It should get about twice the frame rate on high settings in many games. The Mac will use a lot less power on graphics, though, especially when you are doing stuff that doesn't make heavy GPU use--like most of the time when programming. 5. The Mac will get significantly better battery life. 6. The Mac likely has a much better trackpad and keyboard, and overall better build quality. In my experience, most programmers care about these things, for the same reason other craftsmen care about tool quality. I don't like to type all day on a poor keyboard, or do my mouse manipulation with a poor trackpad. EDIT: also, git is not slow on Mac. Terminals do not take 30 seconds to open. I suspect you are getting flagged and the submission was deleted because it contains so many things that are contrary to fact. |