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Buying a laptop for work and travel – choose the OS/software first

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contentkraftOP

Reading guides how to choose a laptop for work and travel always seems to contain a few things:

1. it has to be sturdy

2. it should have a good keyboard & trackpad

But what about the software? I’ve come across a lot of people that bought MacBooks only to realise that they actually needed Windows (to run specific software). I don’t think installing Windows on a Mac is a bad idea but why not think about the software first and buy the hardware according to your needs?

What do you think?

herbst

Thinkpad. Good keyboard. Good battery. Good everything

Edit:// The article claims that aluminium is somehow more sturdy than any plastic. How comes they aint even MIL certified then? I throw mz thinkpad on the ground regularly and it barely has scratches where every macbook would be broken.

  • contentkraftOP

    I know the top model Thinkpads are very durable and are tested under extreme conditions. But those aren’t made from plastic alone as far as I know but use polycarbonate, magnesium, carbon fibre, metal hinges and so on.

moondev

My mid 2015 15" pro boots osx windows and linux. I spend most of my time in solus os. It has fantastic support for MacBooks.

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