MacBooks are a waste of money. You can be just as productive with a machine just as fast for 1/2 the price that doesn't include the Apple Tax.
Moreover, if your whole stack (plus your test suite) doesn't fit in memory, what's the point of buying an extremely expensive laptop? Not to mention constantly replacing them just because a newer, shinier model is released? If you're just going to test one small service, that shouldn't require the fastest MacBook.
To test an entire product suite - especially one that has high demands on CPU and RAM, and a large test suite - it's much more efficient and cost effective to have a small set of remote servers to run everything on. It's also great for keeping dev and prod in parity.
Businesses buy MacBooks not because they're necessary, but because developers just want shiny toys. They're status symbols.
Moreover, if your whole stack (plus your test suite) doesn't fit in memory, what's the point of buying an extremely expensive laptop? Not to mention constantly replacing them just because a newer, shinier model is released? If you're just going to test one small service, that shouldn't require the fastest MacBook.
To test an entire product suite - especially one that has high demands on CPU and RAM, and a large test suite - it's much more efficient and cost effective to have a small set of remote servers to run everything on. It's also great for keeping dev and prod in parity.
Businesses buy MacBooks not because they're necessary, but because developers just want shiny toys. They're status symbols.