On Nov 1, 2010, at 12:27 PM, Rakesh wrote: > I'm looking to replace my 18 month old Macbook with a non-Mac laptop soon. > > Not just because of the Java issue but because the screen has started > to show a vertical band. When I took it to the Apple Store I was told > thats £250 + VAT (~£300). > > I've never had a non-Mac laptop go wrong so soon.
>From a quality POV, I'm happy with macbooks. I have a pro that is almost 5 >years old. The screen did develop a few burn marks over the years, it has more >than paid for it's self and without fuss. I changed the hard disk once (only >to get a faster one), max'ed out the memory (30 minutes before my J1 HOL) and >I've replaced one battery (my second battery just stopped taking a charge but >I have a 3rd). > > Btw, my Macbook would use up the battery in a day or two so not sure > where you get a month from unless its brand new. I've not tested it for very long to know for sure ;-) ... but it certainly doesn't put a significant drain on things over the course of a day or so. > > Rakesh > > PS I believe there are hardware compatibility lists out there to find > out if laptops are compatible with Linux distros. I've not found the computability lists to be all that useful unfortunately. They always say this or that works but the often fail to mention you need this 3rd party or that 3rd party driver. At this juncture, I'm just not interested in goofing about with drivers and the OS. Been there got the t-shirt now it's time to something else. So to have someone like Apple standup and say... here is a laptop with Linux with all the kinks worked is a plus. Kirk -- 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.
