I have a Mac Book pro to program and an iPad to write down for the university. Do you think it is realistic as a kind of Surface Laptop 3 from Apple is coming out soon?
No, I think that is rather out of the question.
Furthermore, one device is enough. With a Macbook you can also write in the university. Unless you also want to be able to quickly draw drawings from the board.
You could also consider a Surface. You can also program under Windows. And it even "integrated" Linux with the WSL. In case you need the classic Linux command line or tools.
It's a compromise solution, but maybe better than using two devices.
Honest, objective IT opinion?
Leave it, really.
Apple products are design products and have as much to do with productivity as my dog with astrophysics.
If there's anything with it, you will not get it repaired (even in the event of development errors on the part of the manufacturer).
Get solid Windows equipment and go on vacation with the difference.
I recommend watching a few videos by Louis Rossman and reflecting on that.
And you want to be an IT specialist? RIDICULOUS!
As a developer, I don't find a MacBook that bad. Windows would not come into my house for this. Although of course it's very subjective - like your opinion of the Mac. There are still various Linux Distris and macOS. With Linux it is always questionable whether the hardware is 100% supported. And I'm not talking about Wi-Fi, graphics, sound, etc. This is getting easier and easier. Problems are caused by the deeper system properties, such as power management, sleep states, hibernation and suspend.
On the Mac, I pay a lot, but I have a solid UNIX base, a (for me) nice UI and a good-to-use system. As I said, this point is always a matter of opinion. And at least for me and my model from before 2016 (pre-touch bar) everything works wonderfully and I've never really had any problems.
If it is Linux, I would recommend a Dell XPS 13. Ubuntu is optimized for that and it also slips.
IT is a term that is just as unprotected as the traffic of RTL extras. I know many people who call themselves IT IT because they can do 3 functions in Excel and have already installed an OS.
Wow, that was factual and well-founded! Congratulations!
Sure, there's always a certain subjectivity. I also have a Macbook privately (but ONLY because I can't / don't want to do without Logic Pro).
Software and UI agree with Apple, I agree. The H / W design and support, on the other hand, are ridiculous, if not outrageous
