# If you want a professional quality development machine, buy a 2008 Thinkpad
on ebay (cost is about…

OSX is only marginally better for development than Windows is, and a
professional should use neither, except for testing and packaging —…

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If you want a professional quality development machine, buy a 2008 Thinkpad on
ebay (cost is about $80) and install Linux on it. It’ll remain perfectly good
for the next decade, and perform all your development needs.

OSX is only marginally better for development than Windows is, and a
professional should use neither, except for testing and packaging — and don’t
you have access to build farms and test farms for that?

By [John Ohno](https://medium.com/@enkiv2) on [October 31,
2016](https://medium.com/p/ffb2e3db395a).

[Canonical link](https://medium.com/@enkiv2/if-you-want-a-professional-
quality-development-machine-buy-a-2008-thinkpad-on-ebay-cost-is-about-
ffb2e3db395a)

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