I don't hate your setup :) I moved from mostly-Mac to mostly-Ubuntu on thinkpads recently and haven't regretted it. Some rough spots on config for multiple screens, but the keyboard is the real selling point.
mark On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 8:56 PM, Fabio Vilela <[email protected]> wrote: > You guys will hate my setup, But it is by far the cheapest :) > I love my iMac at home, there's nothing better. But for mobility or those > moments of couch programming I bought a refurbished IBM Thinkpad for only > $230 bucks from ebay. > of course it runs Ubuntu... Holds 4 hours of battery, super fast even with > only 3G of RAM and has THE BEST keyboard ever(seriously). Very on-a-budget! > > cheers, > > Fabio. > > On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 7:39 PM, Samuel Richardson <[email protected]> > wrote: >> >> Biggest difference for me has been working of an SSD. 4 gigs or 8 gigs >> would make far less difference then going between a HD to an SSD. >> >> On 25/10/2012, at 7:16 PM, Chris Berkhout <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I don't know the Air, but higher spec is more important if you work with >> VMs. >> >> If you don't, I'm sure an Air or whatever is fine. >> >> Cheers, >> Chris >> >> >> On Thursday, 25 October 2012, Iain Beeston wrote: >>> >>> I've just switched from a 2010 macbook pro to a 2012 air and I'm loving >>> the air. I'm having no memory issues, but I imagine if you use a heavyweight >>> ide (ie. rubymine) 4gb would be a struggle. >>> >>> >>> Iain >>> >>> >>> >>> On 25 October 2012 14:39, Lyndon Maydwell <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> I have used 11" Airs for all my development since the first >>>> generation. The difference in weight really makes it a no-brainer to >>>> take everywhere with you. The older generations were a bit lightweight >>>> on specs for any Java development or things like that, but the newest >>>> generation is very powerful when upgraded with more ram and CPU. >>>> >>>> Absolutely recommended. >>>> >>>> On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 10:38 AM, Rich Buggy <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> > First, thank you to everyone who replied. >>>> > >>>> > Unfortunately my time and budget limitations really only leave me with >>>> > two >>>> > off the shelf choices: >>>> > - 13" MacBook Air with 4GB >>>> > - 15" MacBook Pro (also 4GB but can be upgraded later) >>>> > >>>> > I preferred the Air because it was lighter but was worried that 4GB >>>> > wouldn't >>>> > be enough. It sounds like that isn't the case. >>>> > >>>> > Secondly, I agree about keeping this thread free from the Mac versus >>>> > PC >>>> > religious war. I posted here because I've never developed on a Mac and >>>> > I >>>> > didn't want to waste money on an Air only to discover that I really >>>> > need a >>>> > Pro. 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