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When I recently left bigcorp and had to finally shell out my own money to buy a laptop ;-) I went with Dell/Ubuntu http://www.dell.com/content/topics/segtopic.a

by ragav 19y ago

When I recently left bigcorp and had to finally shell out my own money to buy a laptop ;-) I went with Dell/Ubuntu http://www.dell.com/content/topics/segtopic.aspx/ubuntu?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs http://www.dell.com/content/topics/segtopic.aspx/ubuntu?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs Great deals(once you get all their coupons and upgrade your own memory) on developement strength machines and it's good to support initiatives that provide alternatives to MS.

gibsonf1 19y ago
Even though we're using Ubuntu for our server, the Mac UI is well beyond the UI that Ubuntu can offer. If I am able to get things done faster with the Mac machine given its superior UI, then it is worth the extra $$. Otherwise your direction makes sense. My partner also has the Dell Inspiron 9400 and is going to wipe MS off of it and go with Ubuntu in the near future. My problem is that I still need XP to run my Revit CAD app, and the Mac lets me do this without having to reboot - which is a big productivity gain.
- AF 19y ago
  I'm just wondering, what specifically about the Mac UI gives you significant productivity boosts?
  - gibsonf1 19y ago
    Ease of use, but most importantly, not having to reboot to run an MS app.