[aklug] Re: Mac laptops and reliability

Are the new thinkpads are as reliable as when they were owned by IBM? How
are the screens in the newer models compared to the old ones. Only IBM and
Apple had bright screens you could read in sunlight. This is the one reason
I am considering an Apple. There is no reason 99% of all notebooks have the
cheapest possible screens.
On Mon, Aug 16, 2010 at 4:28 PM, Christopher Kunzler <ckunzler@gmail.com>wrote:

> On Mon, Aug 16, 2010 at 4:17 PM, Christopher Kunzler <chris@kunzler.me>
> wro=
> te:
> > On Mon, Aug 16, 2010 at 2:00 PM, Tim Gibney <timgibney76@gmail.com>
> wrote=
> :
> >> For those who attend the LUG at Anchorage, I am the one cursing Toshiba
> =
> and
> >> anything Ubuntu on it.
> >> Well my misery is over, may the horrible atrocity known as my Toshiba
> la=
> ptop
> >> rest in peace ... or I should say piece. :-)~
> >>
> >> My wife has a malfunctioning Toshiba as well that is a very expensive
> ga=
> ming
> >> laptop that works well as long as you do not run games??
> >>
> >> I am applying for the masters in computer science with the University of
> >> Alaska Fairbanks. I will need a new machine if I get in and my wife is
> v=
> ery
> >> cynical to the idea of wasting money again on yet another laptop or
> desk=
> top.
> >> I am thinking of getting a Mac. A true Unix OS that has well supported
> >> hardware and great visual editing tools if I want to start my web
> busine=
> ss.
> >> How reliable are powerbooks? Are they worth 2x the cost? Should I just
> b=
> uy a
> >> desktop like an iMac?
> >>
> >> How is Linux support in bootcamp? Yes they can boot Linux but can Linux
> >> support the EFI features such as temperature control fans and CPU
> thrott=
> ling
> >> that are mac specific?
> >>
> >> I also have to repurchase MacOffice and a $200 OEM version of Windows 7
> =
> if
> >> its required and that makes it very expensive.
> >>
> >> What is everyone's opinion? How long do they last? Since they cost 2x as
> >> much I am looking at +4 years of life minimum to justify the cost. Do
> th=
> ey
> >> last that long?
> >>
> >> Thanks
> >>
> >> Tim Gibney
> >>
> >>
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> > I'm need a new computer too. =A0This is what I'm looking into right now:
> > http://laclinux.com/gnu/Laptop
> >
>
> I'm need a new computer too. This is what I'm looking into right now:
> http://laclinux.com/gnu/Laptop
>
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