Fair enough, but I don't think Linux on a laptop is dicey any longer, I've been running Ubuntu on my laptops a couple of years now and never had a problem. Also, Dell is now actually shipping with Ubuntu if you are afraid of unsupported hardware: http://www.dell.com/content/topics/segtopic.aspx/linux_3x?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs
Last but not least, there's the whole ecosystem aspect to it. You do not have to wait 15 months to play with Java 6. *hint hint* I actually think there's a lot of truth to this one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHONvBH87mU /Casper On Sep 2, 3:26 pm, Tom Copeland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I kind of view buying a Mac as a way to get Unix on a laptop. If I > got a Windows laptop I'd need to run Linux in VMWare or some such, and > my perception is that Linux as the host OS on a laptop is still > dicey. But with a Macbook I can open a terminal windows and compile > PostgreSQL, run rsync, and do all the other Unixy stuff I'm used to > without any hassle. > > Yours, > > Tom > > On Sep 1, 2008, at 5:17 PM, Casper Bang wrote: > > > > > We've seen a number of these comparisons. I don't think it changes > > much, people who buy Apple buy into a lifestyle and a membership of an > > elite club and don't care about paying a premium. In fairness, I would > > not compare MacBook Pro towards an entertainment machine, try an IBM/ > > Lenovo 60/61 instead. > > > /Casper > > > On Sep 1, 10:09 pm, RogerV <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Was shopping for a notebook. Found that to buy an Apple Mac product > >> comparable to a PC, based on specs and features, the Mac comes with a > >> $1075 cost premium. BTW, the PC notebook comes pre-installed with > >> Java > >> 6. > > >> HP Pavilion dv5t Entertainment Notebook PC > >> Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium with Service Pack 1 (64-bit) > >> Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo Processor P8400 (2.26 GHz) > >> Display 15.4" diagonal WXGA High-Definition HP BrightView Infinity > >> Widescreen Display (1280 x 800) > >> 4GB DDR2 System Memory (2 Dimm) > >> 256MB NVIDIA GeForce 9200M GS > >> 160GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive > >> [For BrightView Infinity] Webcam Only > >> HP Color Matching Keyboard > >> Intel(R) WiFi Link 5100AGN and Bluetooth(TM) > >> SuperMulti 8X DVD+/-R/RW with Double Layer Support > >> Microsoft(R) Office Basic 2007 > >> Total Price $1,357.99 > > >> MacBook Pro 15 inch display > >> Mac OS X v10.5 Leopard (32-bit/64-bit) > >> Intel Core 2 Duo 3MB shared L2 cache (2.4GHz) > >> 15.4-inch (viewable) widescreen LED back-lit glossy (1440 x 900) > >> 4GB 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM – 2x2GB SO-DIMMs System Memory > >> 256 MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT > >> 200GB Serial ATA @ 7200 rpm > >> Apple Webcam > >> Backlit Keyboard (English) / User's Guide > >> 10/100BASE-T, WiFi 802.11n, Bluetooth > >> SuperDrive 8x (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW) > >> Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac Home > >> Total Price $2,433.95 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
