Due to a combination of factors, such as the age of her Mac, the cost of a new Mac, and the constant presence of two Linux die-hards in the house, my partner is willing to at least consider replacing her iMac with a Linux system.
We household geeks have been, if not happy, at least willing to play and tweak and nurse our designed-for-Windows machines as necessary, but this new system will need to be pretty robust. So, the first task is to find a moderately-priced (cheaper than a recent-vintage Mac), moderately capable system which we can be confident is fully Linux-compatible. Any idea where we can find such a beast? Reliable suspend would be a big plus, though perhaps not essential if cold-booting is zippy enough. Any advice on shops in Christchurch that do this sort of thing, or just general advice on determining how well a given machine (or component) will play with Linux? This doesn't need to be a flash system. Mostly, it will be used for web browsing, e-mail, light word processing, and photo cataloguing (any recommendations that an iPhoto user would be happy with?), though a key requirement is a replacement for Quicken (I believe gnucash will be suitable, though other recommendations are welcome). Anyone have any experiences to share on migrating a Mac user? Thanks, Mike ********************************************************************** This electronic message together with any attachments is confidential. If you receive it in error: (i) you must not use, disclose, copy or retain it; (ii) please contact the sender immediately by reply email and then delete the emails. Views expressed in this email may not be those of the Airways Corporation of New Zealand Limited **********************************************************************
