On Thursday, 5 May 2005 02.36, Eric Dunbar wrote: > > Apple gear does not have a longer functional life. > > I must completely and utterly disagree with that.
Well, as usuall, it depends....... My systems office work exclusively with Macs - they had 4 machines (all 2 - 4 years old) dying in a single week! But, on the other side, it's the first time this happens... Now, I think this old war of "Macs are better than PC's) or "PC's are better than Macs" says little about the quality of the machines, but a lot about the intelligence of the flamers! A computer is a computer. Every computer maker makes choices. You won't get the same quality in a high-end Thinkpad, or a Powerbook, as you would in an entry-level notebook PC, ibook or Mac-mini It's a matter of personnal choice. I've got an iBook at school because I HAVE TO (my school runs Macs), but my notebook of choice is a Thinkpad, because I prefet the trackpoint and I find Linux runs better on X86. But I'm not saying the Thinkpad is BETTER, I'm saying I prefer it, that's my choice. So, as the original subject was: care to share your opinion?, my answer would be: buy a2 years old Thinkpad "top of class", e.g. a T23 or a T30, ans you get a sturdy machine for little money. But that's only my opinion. Thierry -- "Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former" - Albert Einstein _______________________________________________ yellowdog-general mailing list [email protected] http://lists.terrasoftsolutions.com/mailman/listinfo/yellowdog-general HINT: to Google archives, try '<keywords> site:terrasoftsolutions.com'
