On Fri, Feb 26, 2010 at 08:31:29PM +0530, Kiran Jonnalagadda wrote: > I like my Mac very much, but it's heavy, and there's no such thing as a > light Mac that's decently featured (the Air isn't a candidate due to its > single USB port).
http://www.apple.com/macbook/ is too heavy? > I also like netbooks running Ubuntu, but they fall short on those two > counts, a combination of hardware and software shortcomings. Can't be helped with that, I'm afraid. > A hackintosh netbook would be a great compromise, except it's a shaky > platform, and the best netbook for OSX, the Mini 10v, is overall a poor > netbook. Hackintoshes are not worth anybody's time. > A 11" netbook would have been a decent compromise, but all the 11" netbooks > run the Z520/530 or similarly underpowered processors. Damn you, Intel. > > A 11/12" laptop that matches netbook weight and battery life won't come for > under $1000, which is a shame. It looks like you won't be kicking your Apple habit anytime soon. > So essentially, I'm asking: > > 1. Is there some hardware I haven't noticed yet? > 2. How do you manage music on Ubuntu without getting to hate it? I no longer listen to music. I just lost interest in it, one day. > I'm off photography until there's a decent camera that fits in my pocket and > can directly upload to the Internet. There are Android phones which do that, but you can't really expect wrestling the laws of optics, and winning. > How about having two machines? A netbook-class one chosen for its > > portability running Ubuntu or made into a Hackintosh. And your > > existing Macbook Pro to process your images and listen to music at > > home? > > > > Works for me, except when traveling upwards of a week. If I can get my music > entirely off iTunes, it'll work great. If the iPad is a success (it probably will be), hopefully there will be more capable (but still affordable) ARM boxes from Apple. Or not. -- Eugen* Leitl <a href="http://leitl.org";>leitl</a> http://leitl.org ______________________________________________________________ ICBM: 48.07100, 11.36820 http://www.ativel.com http://postbiota.org 8B29F6BE: 099D 78BA 2FD3 B014 B08A 7779 75B0 2443 8B29 F6BE
