For a web programmer, which macbook pro to take?

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Macbook pro which is better to take 4 core 2015-2016 or 2 core 2017? Required software phpstorm, xcode, photoshop, chrome 15 tabs at the same time a third of the video.

Answer 1

phpstorm - don't run any of these normally without an external monitor, google the High CPU usage IDEs forums. The fact is that Jet Brains hasn’t been able to properly optimize its software for retina for many years, there is a load on the processor up to 100% just at the moment of scrolling or typing code, of course, the load should generally be on the GPU, but for some reason it goes to the CPU, hence the jerks and macbook noise. If you connect a monitor (not 4k) and display the application on it, then everything is fine! On older models (where the resolution is lower), including 13k, it’s not so critical, but my 2016 is going crazy, the whole forum could not decide anything except to buy an external monitor. It was a year ago, now they may have done something (although it is unlikely, therefore I advise you to study the forums first).
Macbook PRO 13 of 2017 and 2018 does not have such a big difference in price, but there is already a 4-core processor that is more powerful than the i7 of 2017 in macbooks 15", it is better to add 10k rubles and take 13k of 2018!

Answer 2

Mac is not required for web development. At the moment, MacOS is only needed for a programmer if he is developing something that should run natively on Apple products, because. developing something for IOS and MacOs without having MacOS is very, very difficult in the long run. Then it makes sense to have a 4-core MacBookPro, the size that you will be comfortable using (according to experience - more is better within the limits of what you can carry with you). However, the last two generations of MacBooks with a new keyboard (as we already wrote a little earlier, it’s best to take 2018) are experiencing reliability problems (2018 is more reliable than 2017, another plus for it) is much more than usual, and repairs are very expensive. The main problem now is the keyboard, the new thin keyboard shows extreme vulnerability to dust and moisture, even not the latest version of the MacBook 2018, the problem is a little more pronounced than on the old thicker keyboards. In the long run, the baggage of problems from machine to machine is sparse. It is advisable to be ready to change the poppy in a year or two, while it is still under warranty or as soon as it runs out.
For the budget of the MacBookPro, it is better to build a home working computer of similar performance. A second monitor and a keyboard and mouse can end up being handy. The cheapest new MacBook Pro costs about 100,000 rubles for a machine of the previous generation, which makes it quite possible to assemble a desktop with Ryzen 5 2600X (on Intel 8600k it will be 5000 - 10000 r more expensive), 16 GB of RAM, SSD and HDD, video from the current ones and install to this 2 monitors of good quality (or 1 but straight normas such a high resolution). This is enough for web development with a significant margin.
If you need exactly something that will be taken with you all the time and you will have to work with constant trips or it is extremely inconvenient to use a stationary computer (for example, you study, live in a hostel - sometimes work at a university, sometimes at home, sometimes in a hostel), then yes, then a laptop makes sense. However, I advise you to take not a MacBookPro, but a machine like Lenovo Thinkpad (My personal favorites are Thinkpad X1 and T480) T, X and P series or HP EliteBook and ProBook, Fujitsu, Xiaomi, Asus, Dell also have suitable models of the right class. For the price of a new top-end MacBookPro, you can take a Thinkpad P1\P52\P72\X1 mobile workstation, or instead of a more modest one, take X1\T480\X280\T580\A485 (you don’t need a vidyuha for professional rendering of 3D graphics and calculation of engineering tasks?) which will look no less solid, have equivalent or greater performance, an amazing keyboard, display (although there are almost always a selection of cool ones as options) and a touchpad will not be as impressive, but you will get a more durable laptop that will be cheaper to repair (if it comes to it at all, in branded repair centers and when leaving under warranty a significant part repairs are done within a day, and there are a lot of spare parts on the market), which can be improved (in most models there are from 1 to 4 places for a drive and in about half you can expand the RAM if you do not take the required amount right away), and more connectors. This partly applies to a number of other large manufacturers (Dell, HP, Fujitsu, as far as I remember, offer similar conditions), but I personally know only Lenovo Thinkpad. Security will be comparable. It will be possible, if necessary, to install any operating system (they come with Windows in the kit). the display (although there is almost always a choice of cool ones as options) and the touchpad will not be as impressive, but you will get a more durable laptop that will be cheaper to repair (if it comes to that at all, in branded repair centers and when leaving under warranty, a significant part of the repair is done in within a day, and there are a lot of spare parts on the market), which can be improved (in most models there are from 1 to 4 places for a drive, and in about half you can expand the RAM if you do not take the required amount right away), and more connectors. This partly applies to a number of other large manufacturers (Dell, HP, Fujitsu, as far as I remember, offer similar conditions), but I personally know only Lenovo Thinkpad. Security will be comparable. It will be possible, if necessary, to install any operating system (they come with Windows in the kit). the display (although there is almost always a choice of cool ones as options) and the touchpad will not be as impressive, but you will get a more durable laptop that will be cheaper to repair (if it comes to that at all, in branded repair centers and when leaving under warranty, a significant part of the repair is done in within a day, and there are a lot of spare parts on the market), which can be improved (in most models there are from 1 to 4 places for a drive, and in about half you can expand the RAM if you do not take the required amount right away), and more connectors. This partly applies to a number of other large manufacturers (Dell, HP, Fujitsu, as far as I remember, offer similar conditions), but I personally know only Lenovo Thinkpad. Security will be comparable. It will be possible, if necessary, to install any operating system (they come with Windows in the kit). which will be cheaper to repair (if it comes to it at all, in branded repair centers and when leaving under warranty, a significant part of the repair is done within a day, and there are seas of spare parts on the market), which can be improved (in most models there are from 1 to 4 places under the drive and in about half you can expand the RAM, if you do not take the required amount right away), well, more connectors. This partly applies to a number of other large manufacturers (Dell, HP, Fujitsu, as far as I remember, offer similar conditions), but I personally know only Lenovo Thinkpad. Security will be comparable. It will be possible, if necessary, to install any operating system (they come with Windows in the kit). which will be cheaper to repair (if it comes to it at all, in branded repair centers and when leaving under warranty, a significant part of the repair is done within a day, and there are seas of spare parts on the market), which can be improved (in most models there are from 1 to 4 places under the drive and in about half you can expand the RAM, if you do not take the required amount right away), well, more connectors. This partly applies to a number of other large manufacturers (Dell, HP, Fujitsu, as far as I remember, offer similar conditions), but I personally know only Lenovo Thinkpad. Security will be comparable. It will be possible, if necessary, to install any operating system (they come with Windows in the kit). in branded repair centers and when leaving under warranty, a significant part of the repair is done within a day, and there are a sea of ​​\u200b\u200bparts on the market), which can be improved (in most models there are from 1 to 4 places for a drive and in about half you can expand the RAM if do not take the required volume at once), well, and more connectors. This partly applies to a number of other large manufacturers (Dell, HP, Fujitsu, as far as I remember, offer similar conditions), but I personally know only Lenovo Thinkpad. Security will be comparable. It will be possible, if necessary, to install any operating system (they come with Windows in the kit). in branded repair centers and when leaving under warranty, a significant part of the repair is done within a day, and there are a sea of ​​\u200b\u200bparts on the market), which can be improved (in most models there are from 1 to 4 places for a drive and in about half you can expand the RAM if do not take the required volume at once), well, and more connectors. This partly applies to a number of other large manufacturers (Dell, HP, Fujitsu, as far as I remember, offer similar conditions), but I personally know only Lenovo Thinkpad. Security will be comparable. It will be possible, if necessary, to install any operating system (they come with Windows in the kit). Oh, and more slots. This partly applies to a number of other large manufacturers (Dell, HP, Fujitsu, as far as I remember, offer similar conditions), but I personally know only Lenovo Thinkpad. Security will be comparable. It will be possible, if necessary, to install any operating system (they come with Windows in the kit). Oh, and more slots. This partly applies to a number of other large manufacturers (Dell, HP, Fujitsu, as far as I remember, offer similar conditions), but I personally know only Lenovo Thinkpad. Security will be comparable. It will be possible, if necessary, to install any operating system (they come with Windows in the kit).
You can save a lot by choosing a secondary one.

Answer 3

4-core 2015-2016 will be better than 2-core 2017. Especially when working with Xcode and Photoshop. But, as lamer350 already wrote , if you look to the future, it’s better to add money (if the budget allows) and take a 4-core 2018.