Not necessarily, it probably depends on where you are in the world. My mouse and keyboard cost less than 150€ (which is honestly a lot more I could have spent for the two) in total and the monitor I attached to my MB Pro was 275€. His configuration (for which he spent 1500 CAD - 1050€) here costs 1269€ (wonders of Apple :( ). The total in euros would be around 1700€
The equivalent MB Pro (i7 with 8 GB of RAM) is 1900€ here but you get a 13 inch screen and you can't upgrade the RAM :-(
If he's ok with having a portable desktop instead of a laptop I think the made the right choice. A i7 CPU with 64GB of RAM is going to fly and last him a lot :D
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After adding a good mouse, keyboard & monitor it costs the same or more than a MacBook Pro.
Not necessarily, it probably depends on where you are in the world. My mouse and keyboard cost less than 150€ (which is honestly a lot more I could have spent for the two) in total and the monitor I attached to my MB Pro was 275€. His configuration (for which he spent 1500 CAD - 1050€) here costs 1269€ (wonders of Apple :( ). The total in euros would be around 1700€
The equivalent MB Pro (i7 with 8 GB of RAM) is 1900€ here but you get a 13 inch screen and you can't upgrade the RAM :-(
If he's ok with having a portable desktop instead of a laptop I think the made the right choice. A i7 CPU with 64GB of RAM is going to fly and last him a lot :D
No, I’ve got a nice HAVIT mouse/keyboard set that ran me only $25, full backlit with colour changer
Well... it doesn't cost more than a Macbook Pro with a decent external monitor :)
As developers we tend to like having big, clear displays when we're sitting at a desk. I know I appreciate it more and more as I get older.