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I used to code with a macbook pro for about a year and recently switched to the asus zenbook ux301. I definitely prefer it over the macbook.

I was very disappointed with the multi-monitor support on Mac. Some apps takeover both monitors while others don't, and maximizing/docking windows left/right was just tedious. Windows nails multi-monitor support, even remembering the display configuration based on which external monitor is plugged in.

Not having Linux is annoying because cygwin is pretty terrible, but I just SSH into a remote linux server or local vm.




Two questions:

1. Have you tried full screen in 10.9? Seems to have improved things a bit, though it's definitely a work in progress.

2. Which SSH client do you use? I'm considering getting a Surface 3 Pro, but the lack of a proper terminal like Terminal.app or Gnome Terminal makes me skittish. PuTTY is...okay. (The alternative would be to get a 13" rMBP to replace the one I'm returning to my soon-former employer this week.)


If you want a really good terminal on Windows, I recommend installing Cygwin. It's terminal is extremely full featured, as well as giving you a *nix way of interacting with your Windows install. I couldn't live without it!


1. I haven't, I'll have to give it a try.

2. I use KiTTY, a PuTTY port with a few extra features. It's not amazing but is decent after some configuration.




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