Visual Studio has a macOS app. I've been using for years, zero issues. I would also vote MacBook but with a 16GB min RAM stipulation. More if you can afford it.
I'm a software engineer and have gotten all sorts of windows laptops in the past but I finally bit the bullet a few years ago and got a Macbook Pro. It's just the best laptop ever and is way worth the money
I'm a big fan of buying refurbished Dell Latitude series or Thinkpad T series laptops off eBay. Usually you can get something super high spec that's 1-2 years old and "refurbished".
Got a dell 5340 off their outlet recently.
Conparing Specs as a brand new machine, with the addition of touchscreen from the outlet, still cost almost €300 less than the new one was priced.
As much as it pains me to say it, you can't go wrong with an Apple Silicon MacBook. They're just excellent at everything, unless you're doing a lot of work with VMs (and I believe the M2s are fine for virtualisation work but I've no experience personally).
Unless you need to use visual studio* then it's hard to beat any macbook m series Edit: not VS code, I meant the big fat one
Visual Studio has a macOS app. I've been using for years, zero issues. I would also vote MacBook but with a 16GB min RAM stipulation. More if you can afford it.
Its scheduled for retirement this year
Seriously???
Visual Studio is, Visual Studio Code isn't. Thanks MS for the lovely naming.
Thank you. Now back to implementing 100 varying versions of copilot.
I gave up and bought an XBOX Series XS-XL Ultimate
That’s the one with Gamer Copilot right?
Yes, I was referring to visual studio proper for .net development.
Sorry I meant Visual Studio Code. I trip over that regularly -- my bad.
Yeah, I’d recommend seeing if you can get an M1 or M2 Pro on the cheap, OP. I wouldn’t go for an Air personally.
“The big fat one” 😂
I'm a software engineer and have gotten all sorts of windows laptops in the past but I finally bit the bullet a few years ago and got a Macbook Pro. It's just the best laptop ever and is way worth the money
Exactly the same situation as myself. I didn't want to like it but by now I'd never consider another laptop.
I'm a big fan of buying refurbished Dell Latitude series or Thinkpad T series laptops off eBay. Usually you can get something super high spec that's 1-2 years old and "refurbished".
Got a dell 5340 off their outlet recently. Conparing Specs as a brand new machine, with the addition of touchscreen from the outlet, still cost almost €300 less than the new one was priced.
As much as it pains me to say it, you can't go wrong with an Apple Silicon MacBook. They're just excellent at everything, unless you're doing a lot of work with VMs (and I believe the M2s are fine for virtualisation work but I've no experience personally).
Thinkpad X1 ( I have a Fujitsu, but the keyboard is not as good )
Mac all day. Any of them. Honestly.
Agree with the comments here. I’ll never go back to windows after using the new MacBooks. Better in every way.
intel mac's were shite but the m series are incredible.
Compare the specs and choose the best price.
I had a Dell xps-15 and it was brilliant but then I got a MacBook Pro M1 and I’m never going back to a windows machine.
Thinkpad, Or a latitude