Hi
I'm a Java/J2EE/Web developer thinking about upgrading my Windows PC. But a friend recently bought an iBook and loves it (he's a techie manager rather than a hard-core developer but it got me wondering).
So I was wondering if you good chaps would mind giving me the sell on why I should buy a Mac for developing Java.
I'm not so interested in developing _for_ Mac (yet
) so arguments in that arena don't really interest me.
Initially, I'd be using it more for personal development projects than for work, but I have some big ideas so personal use is important.
My biggest concerns are over price and performance.
I want to be able to run a J2EE server and develop with a big memory hogging IDE. (My IDE of choice at work is IDEA, but I was thinking of trying out Eclipse at home, just so I can explain why IDEA is better
(sorry, ignore that, no IDE flame wars here please - I really would like to give Eclipse a go).
How do Mac's compare to Win PCs in terms of performance?
e.g. how does an iMac 1.8GHz PowerPC G5 with 512Mb RAM compare to a similarly spec'd PC? Are they even comparable? Mac's seem a lot more expensive for the similar horsepower?