Going to get the new macbook.
Oct 31, 2007 | 7:28 am
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Not much of a difference. I'm waiting for a small laptop.
Oct 31, 2007 | 9:35 am
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Oct 31, 2007 | 10:52 am
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Oct 31, 2007 | 11:00 am
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*and yes I know that one COULD install Mac OS X on it*
Oct 31, 2007 | 4:53 pm
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Nov 1, 2007 | 9:01 am
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Nov 1, 2007 | 7:39 pm
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Anyone who knows anything can install any operating system on any computer.
Linux is a variant of Unix. (It's actually a kernel-out workalike.)
OS X is a variant of Unix.
The only difference between them is the Jobs interface. If you like his price/performance, knock yourself out. Mac hardware costs more than all others.
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Nov 1, 2007 | 8:39 pm
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Conventional wisdom that may have been true ten years ago, but which has been disproved by every objective* comparison, like versus like, done since Apple went to Intel chips. The difference today is always tiny and can be in either direction. Those who continue to believe this don't make objective comparisons, but simply point to low-end Windows machines that have no Mac equivalents (Apple is not after that market) and say "it's cheaper than Apple." That's true. If one of those meets your needs, buy it.
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*That is, by publications like PC Week, Computerworld and the Wall Street Journal - not exactly hotbeds of Macintosh fandom.
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*That is, by publications like PC Week, Computerworld and the Wall Street Journal - not exactly hotbeds of Macintosh fandom.
Nov 1, 2007 | 10:05 pm
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Thanks. I will. Or I'll buy twice as much computer in PC parts (which Apple won't sell you) for the same money as a mid-range Apple. And get Ubuntu off the Internet for free. Oh - I already did that.
Nov 1, 2007 | 11:01 pm
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See http://www.macrumors.com/2007/10/09/...s-by-november/
Not much of a difference. I'm waiting for a small laptop.
Not much of a difference. I'm waiting for a small laptop.
Nov 2, 2007 | 2:54 am
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They were announced today, weren't they? I know I read it somewhere.
This is what I read. Not sure if this is what you were all talking about. It's a basic refresh.
http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquir...hipzilla-fruit
Everything looks updated on their web site as far as I can tell.
-David
This is what I read. Not sure if this is what you were all talking about. It's a basic refresh.
http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquir...hipzilla-fruit
Everything looks updated on their web site as far as I can tell.
-David
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