Have you ever used osx for an extended period of time? I was in a similar situation to you and I caved and got a macbook when I started my job. I absolutely lo

Have you ever used osx for an extended period of time? I was in a similar situation to you and I caved and got a macbook when I started my job. I absolutely love it. I have my linux desktop at home that I use perhaps 15% of the time, while at first most of the time I was wanting my linux features on OSX, anymore, its the other way around. My point, is I absolutely did not give osx a fair chance before I finally switched, and I was missing out for years. So I suggest at least consider it. Having said that - it shouldn't be an issue to get the workstation that is going to make you the most productive - I guarantee you'll get pushback on the matter in a similar vein of this comment, but you should be able to get the computer you need.