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The Raspberry PI Zero W is decent, but you'll need some cables and accessories to use it easily, such as the proper HDMI cable, a USB OTG adapter, and a USB hub that's externally powered. Sounds like a lot of the dongle life from the MacBook Pro came over to the RPi. I'd recommend getting the full size Pi. They're only $35 (if you have a USB mouse and keyboard and an HDMI cable and Micro USB power cable, you're set. You don't need the big huge "starter" packs) and they're way easier to plus things into. Plus they have ethernet.

Micro USB smartphone chargers are fine as long as they output enough power. That would be ok (the kit) but you'd still need an externally powered USB hub  to use more than one USB device. That's why I strongly recommend the full size ones. 

If you just want to program, if you have a computer, it will do, no need for an arduino or pi. But that you mentioned arduino, it makes me think you might also be interested in electronics, in which case an arduino is fantastic, as you can get clones for extremely cheap (less than a fiver for a nano clone), and needs only a mini-b cable and whatever components you plan on using for your circuit.
 
The arduino can easily communicate over serial, if you then want internet connectivity or more computing power than the uC can provide

+1 for the full sized one. With zero you will have to spend a lot more time connecting all of the dongles and you'll nee lots of adapters. Just buy regular RPi and that's it. Zeros are more intended for installation where you have limited space.