I'll weigh in on the mac/nonmac issue briefly. I got an iBook for the hardware. Rumor had it that everything but wireless just worked in Linux, and based on my previous experience with dell, toshiba, and compaq laptops that was a phenomenal claim.
It was a true claim. And what's more, wireless is now working in linux and getting better every day. I also wanted to try out OSX, and was impressed with the look and the supposed durability. Well, definitely durable. Survived a 4 foot drop onto asphault while open with nothing wrong but some asphault embedded into the case. (it's ugly, but distinctive. ;-) I dual booted for awhile, but these days I primarily use OSX. The reasons are funny: OSX has better keyboard support (who'd a thunk it?), adium is so much better than gaim, and because I got used to it while wireless didn't work in linux. Linux has some advantages and I do dual boot into it for various things, including audio work. Oh, and the excellent battery life. My battery (and laptop) is a year and a half old now, and I still get about 4 hours of normal usage out of it. In short, my iBook is the best linux laptop I have ever laid hands on, and OSX is great too. -- Hans Fugal ; http://hans.fugal.net There's nothing remarkable about it. All one has to do is hit the right keys at the right time and the instrument plays itself. -- Johann Sebastian Bach
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