Thanks for the tip David... have been reading about it after your post, and it looks like a good laptop, but people are reporting issues with the two finger scroll etc... also, it has a "windows key!!!" :)
The design flaw you mentioned is also a deterent... not sure if i have the time to be fiddling around with hardware... just want something that works so i can develop :) i know you are a bit of a hardware master... so might not be an issue for you at all :) but for me... don't want that hassel... surprising i haven't had a flurry of responses to this thread... is there truly nothing obvious that is a good replacement for mac users to move back to linux... (in terms of the beauty of the hardware)... what i pity i buy the mac just for the hardware... overpriced... the laptop is likely to cost me $4k, but i want that extra 10% perfection... On Sat, Dec 3, 2011 at 8:08 PM, Amos Shapira <[email protected]> wrote: > I hope it's OK to share this thread since I'm checking options for buying > such a laptop too. > My main additional features would be - "low weight" (as in - Apple Air > light weight) and good battery life (e.g. work at least for half a day > straight without a power cord). > > On 3 December 2011 17:23, David Lyon <[email protected] > >wrote: > > > HP-Envy with 8 cores are pretty nice for Ubuntu.. > > > > The hard-drives inside have a design flaw which causes them to > > overheat and die. SSD would fix that. > > > > I repaired one for a friend, just booted ubuntu from usb. Great! > > > > On Sat, Dec 3, 2011 at 10:44 AM, simran <[email protected]> wrote: > > > hi all, > > > > > > wanted to ask you for some advice... i need a new laptop, and here's my > > > needs: > > > > > > must have's: > > > * SSD hard drive (or at least a quick HD) > > > * at least 8 Gig's RAM (12-16 Gig's would be ideal) > > > * two finger scroll on the touchpad (like macbook pro's etc have as a > > > default) > > > * solid robust reliable hardy hardware > > > > > > would really love: > > > * beautiful 15" screen (good hi-res one with a nice looking display) > > > * nice form for the laptop in general (aka, just looks beautiful :) > ah... > > > i've been swayed by few things "apple" > > > > > > Is there anything you can recommend? > > > > > > I want to stay away from apple because: > > > * I use linux (ubuntu) for all development anyway (in a VM) > > > * Mostly i'm just using the browser for just about everything else > (email > > > (gmail), documents (google docs), etc) > > > * Hate the way they are chasing samsung trying to block galaxy > tabs...:) > > > > > > would really appreciate the recommendation of people in this group, if > > > anyone knows linux, it's you guys :) > > > > > > simran. > > > -- > > > SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ > > > Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html > > -- > > SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ > > Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html > > > -- > SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ > Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html > -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
