> If you want power, just get a desktop. The thing is that I already have a desktop that I intend to fix up and run windows and linux on (which I'm kinda alrea

> If you want power, just get a desktop. The thing is that I already have a desktop that I intend to fix up and run windows and linux on (which I'm kinda already doing/trying to do), so I'd feel silly getting a MacPro or something like that. Plus I feel like I can actually semi-comfortably customize a desktop I'd own, which gives me another reason not to make it a Mac (the desktop I currently have was actually self-built). > home brew is a half decent apt get replacement lol, I was following #zedshaw for a bit on twitter getting pissed off at homebrew for being retarded. but actually, is there a checkinstall type thing available for macs (or for homebrew I guess)? most of the time I actually prefer installing fresher versions of things from tars or git repos, but I want to have a way of managing the shit I throw into my filesystem (ie - removing it if I don't want it). > If you feel frustrated, there is always virtual box. But I'd kind of feel like an ass if I spent the money for a mbp only to end up running linux on it, and virtually at that. while there is the plus of getting (hopefully) more robust hardware, I want to try and figure out if macs are for me before I buy one > check out the font rendering. my bro has a mbp - I'll check it out