[TriLUG] Macbook Curious

[Tim]

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Reginald Reed <reginald.reed at gmail.com> wrote:

>I personally think that the hardware is, in general, better put together,
>even if the specs aren't the best.  I have a first generation Core Duo
>Macbook from June 2006 and it's still going strong.   The plastic is/was
>inferior but despite cracks, it's still in one piece.
>I also have a 2009 13 inch Macbook Pro with the aluminum unibody with 8gb of
>3rd party ddr3 and a 500gb Seagate hybrid drive that I'm sure will last
>longer than the 2006 Macbook.
>
>The fact that I can run nice mainstream apps and hack away at the underlying
>full blown *nix is a huge draw for me.  I have vmware fusion but rarely use
>it since I have other machines, real and virtual, for other operating
>systems. Besides a win7 desktop, I mostly access them remotely.
>On May 16, 2011 2:18 PM, <matt at noway2.thruhere.net> wrote:
>> On Saturday, my mother's desktop began what looks like a long slow death
>> and she asked me to start looking out for a new laptop that will get Linux
>> dual booted on it. The recent thread on Macbooks has gotten me curious
>> about them, as they seem to be really popular with the TriLUG crowd.
>>
>> I would like to ask, what is it that you like about the MAC and what do
>> you see as its advantages over buying a Window$ based laptop, especially
>> considering the price difference? I have been reading reviews comparing
>> them and they all seem to compare 2 gigs of ram vs 4 and 180 gig drive
>> versus 140 gig, etc; all stuff that may appeal to the masses where more
>> must be better, but really doesn't mean a whole lot. The differences seem
>> to be more esoteric, so I thought I would ask the group.
>>
>> Specifically, what about software and hardware compatibility? The whole
>> reason for paying the M$ tax and getting Windows is so that you can run
>> programs like Turbotax, as an example, once a year. Is this an issue
>> with a Mac? What about dual booting to get Linux? Is this an issue or is
>> it something that is supported readily?
>>
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