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$600 Linux vs $3000 Mac upgrade? The programs he now runs on Ubuntu are all available on OS X. The more reasonable framing would be $600 Dell netbook (what he
by wtn 16y ago
$600 Linux vs $3000 Mac upgrade? The programs he now runs on Ubuntu are all available on OS X.
The more reasonable framing would be $600 Dell netbook (what he ended up buying) vs a low-end Mac laptop option.
- Samuel_Michon 16y agoExactly. If all the author wanted was an affordable notebook to replace his >5 year old PowerBook, then he could've bought a $1,200 MacBook Pro [0], which has FireWire800 and Thunderbolt ports. The low-end MacBook Pro is far more capable than his old PowerBook, and it wouldn't cost him anywhere near $3,000. Regardless of which OS you'll choose to run on it, I doubt a Dell Mini 9 netbook will be a reliable mobile workstation. The author indicated that his income is dependent on him having a functional notebook. One would think he would reserve at least $300 a year for hardware. I'm left wondering whether the Dell Mini 9 will serve him for the next 2.5 years. If not, then a MacBook Pro would've been cheaper. [0] http://www.apple.com/macbookpro/specs-13inch.html http://www.apple.com/macbookpro/specs-13inch.html
- dolugen 16y agoHe said that after trying Dell Mini 9, he bought Dell Studio 9.