> Suppose I make my Macbook a dual boot machine, does it void Apple's > warranty? Not if you use Bootcamp, the dual boot software that ships with OSX. The catch is that it is literally dual boot - only one other OS besides OSX.
> If you are going to use the computer for web development, I would say don't > buy Mac because it's too expensive for your requirement. I'd differ with you on that point. I've been using my Mac almost exclusively for web development and find it worth every paisa. > I recommend dell with the right coverage options Seconded, except that you'll *need* that coverage - the build quality of Dells is atrocious. I used a Dell D620 for 3 years, and have a similar list. I know people with ThinkPads that have gone for three or four years without any repairs at all. Macs aren't as reliable, but they come close. The fundamental thing that nobody has talked about is that Mac usability clobbers Linux + commodity hardware in every sense. I'm not sure why all Linux distros generally sucks in this respect, but they do. There are a thousand small details that in isolation may seem thoughtful but trivial, but put together result in a fundamentally superior experience. The least explicable thing is that all the open source applications on the Mac are fundamentally more usable and thoughtful than the equivalents on Linux (and let's not even start on Windows). I'm not going to go on about this further on this thread, but Linux is unfortunately the second best alternative for a *nix application dev env if you don't factor in price. I want a reliable machine that I allows me to stay focussed on my work while providing a good experience. I don't want to have to mess around with X just to plug in a projector or to have a dual display. I don't want to struggle with crashing or sucky UI layers forcing me to drop down to the shell whether I want to or not. I don't want to sit tweaking config files and shaving yaks to do stuff that should Just Work. I appreciate quality font rendering, mag safe adapters and the thousand other tiny details that make my life easier or more pleasant, though these aren't critical. And I want all this on a *nix environment. If I could get this on a platform that is more aligned with my philosophical preferences (as I do with Android) I'd pick it. But it isn't, and so I'm a Mac user. Best, Sidu. http://sidu.in On 19 August 2011 11:37, Manokaran K <[email protected]> wrote: > On Fri, Aug 19, 2011 at 11:33 AM, Akilan R <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On Fri, Aug 19, 2011 at 11:24 AM, Manokaran K <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > I did not know we can run Mac OSX in a virtual machine. >> > >> >> Two things. 1) It is more difficult than running Windows or GNU/Linux in a >> virtual machine. 2) It is *illegal.* >> >> >> > Is it just >> > downloadable? >> > >> >> Yes. You can purchase and download at Apple site. >> >> > > That'll hurt :-) > > Suppose I make my Macbook a dual boot machine, does it void Apple's > warranty? > > thanks, > mano > _______________________________________________ > ILUGC Mailing List: > http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc > _______________________________________________ ILUGC Mailing List: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
