Hey, that's really interesting. I found dell laptops with ubuntu starting at $500. http://www.dell.com/content/topics/segtopic.aspx/linux_3x?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs
I assume that they could read from my external drive as well ? Can ITunes run on ubuntu ? Is installation of software involve more steps and complexity on ubuntu ? anyway, that's a good price, what advantages do you think a mac has ? I know it was mentioned textmate IDE for rails ... On Dec 27, 12:26 pm, "Hassan Schroeder" <[email protected]> wrote: > On Sat, Dec 27, 2008 at 9:10 AM, [email protected] > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > At any rate, the unsolved question fro me is if I would want to go > > the route of linux on an IBM PC laptop or consider getting a Mac > > laptop. The first option would involve me researching what I would > > need to do or learn in order to install linux myself, which distro I > > should select, which laptop I would need etc, > > Or just buy one -- I believe both Lenovo and Dell sell systems with > Linux installed; if not, you can probably find someone local selling > pre-configured systems. > > But as I said, try the Mac and see what you think. There are things > I dislike about mine, but overall I think it's the best solution for a > mobile Web developer. YMMV! > > -- > Hassan Schroeder ------------------------ [email protected] --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" 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/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
