[purrpit]

It's worth switching from Mac to something else in 2018.

1. OSX is still fantastic, a sturdy UNIX like OS. So there will be some friction when you're moving away to an alternative, but it's not as bad as it was in maybe 2015 when windows wasn't even up for consideration as a developer machine for many and Linux variants were far from being non-flaky (because of lack of manufacturer support mostly).

2. Windows is catching up with the introduction of WSL, many developers may now setup their LINUX ready projects completely in Windows.

I switched from Macbook Pro 2013 to ~$1,000 Xiaomi Mi notebook pro (i7, 16GB, Dedicated GX card, better battery, HDMI port, 15inch, Mac like keyboard and touchpad, fingerprint reader). I run a right-swipe virtual machine and run chrome all day without issues. It's a good for 3 years machine. Screen is fullhd though.