On Wed, 14 Dec 2005 10:34:28 -0500 Michael Marsh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On 12/14/05, Jacob S <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'll second the recommendation for IBM thinkpads. But as Wim said, > > they are more expensive than other laptops. > > If the cost of a Thinkpad isn't prohibitive, and XP isn't a > requirement, another option is to get an Apple laptop. You get a > friendly interface, a reasonable selection of third-party software, > and considerably less vulnerability to malware. I know a number of > people who are very happy with their Powerbooks, and some of them are > fairly hard-core Unix guys. I've been a little down on Apple ever since I had to send an iBook in for the Logic Board recall _twice_ and now it has started exhibiting similar symptoms again. The good side is that Apple keeps paying for shipping both directions and gets it back to me within a week. But still, it gets tiring putting up with the poor performance until it's bad enough for them to recognize the problem and then have to restore a backup to it when I get it back. Oh, and the hard drive died once, too (though I replaced that myself). It's an iBook G3 800Mhz with 640MB of ram. I still like the direction they're headed with OS X and especially the fact they're competing with Microsoft, but I'm not so sure about their hardware any more. The fact that they're switching to Intel chips doesn't comfort me any, either. Jacob -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
