Hi all, just looking for some advice and experience on this.
I'm heading to University next year to study Business and IT, and will need a new device for it.
I'm a Windows man, so I'd only considered those devices. Through my current job I can get a Lenovo X390 13,3", i5, 16gb Ram, 512gb SSD with 4 yr warranty, 3 yr ADP. I can get this for $600-800 AUD cheaper than same config on Lenovo website. This laptop would be well suited for what I need.
However one of my colleagues mentioned that if they were buying a laptop, they would get a MacBook and just run Parallels on it, the Virtual Machine software.
I can see a number of benefits with this:
(Arguably) better build quality of a MacBook,
The versatility of having access to both MacOS and Windows at the same time, which for IT; programming, developing, testing; could be very useful.
Me personally learning MacOS
Better resale value at End of Life (unsure on the difference)
The only barrier to this is of course the price of MacBooks. A similar spec MacBook Pro to the Lenovo could cost me $600+ more, and I'm unsure if the benefits justify that amount.
Hopefully some people in a similar situation or setup could provide their opinion, or any other alternative ideas people have.
Thanks
