--- Matthew Page <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> This is not flame-bait.
>
> I am soon going to be going to graduate school to get myself a
> little
> more edumacated. I plan on following a parallel programming/data
> visualization track. (Just as background information for my
> question.)
>
> The question:
> I plan on running Linux on a laptop, so my question to you is
> this...
> Is there a compelling reason to buy a Powerbook and put Linux on it
> instead of ordering a fat-bob x86 laptop and putting Linux on it?
>
> I have about $3000 in the budget and the laptop should be able to
> last
> me through a PHD without having to be replaced. (If possible...
> I'm
> not talking about theft here...)
>
> Any opinions are welcome!
>
> - Matt
Shoot, for 3K you can get a smoking apple laptop with "Hello Kitty
OS" and a low budget x86 laptop, have money to spare and install
WHATEVER you want. Even "the distro that shall not be named."
shhh... it's Ubuntu
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