[Tfug] ubuntu

[sitkaa at email.arizona.edu]

The reason I haven't bought a Mac:

When my T41 refused to survive an emotional outburst with a 22 oz. framing
hammer, I priced out Apple, Dell, IBM (Lenovo), Gateway, Toshiba, Sony, and
probably more. I liked the Apples but they were so expensive. I had a list of
features I wanted, and I could get them in $2700 Apples, $1800 Dells, $2500
Sonys and Toshibas... I didn't really want to buy a Chinese product, but I got
a line on a special from IBM (Lenovo). The computer I wanted could be had
$1400.

In the end, there were two choices really: Dell and IBM.

The Dell are still pretty groovy looking, but to be honest, I couldn't give a
flying leap how it looks, only that it works. And the T61p is so much better
built than any of the others, I expected it to be at least as durable as the
T41 it replaces.

I broke the handle of the framing hammer in the last 'episode', so it 
no longer
threatens a laptop that doesn't work right.




Quoting William Stott <WStott at ventanamed.com>:

> Did you buy a Mac yet?
>
>
> On 4/22/08 11:04 PM, "sitkaa at email.arizona.edu" <sitkaa at email.arizona.edu>
> wrote:
>
>> Great guys (and gals),
>>
>> Glad it is easy for you.
>>
>> I haven't had the same experience except when all I was doing was a straight
>> boot without considering the functions of the laptop. Linux is 
>> getting easier
>> to install, which is a welcome trend.
>>
>>
>> Quoting christopher <skeptikos at gmail.com>:
>>
>>>> >>
>>>> >> How difficult is it to put a CD in the CDR drive and reboot?
>>> >
>>> > Harder than you might think. My cdrom doesn't like to
>>> > open and every time I want to use it I have to use a
>>> > straightened paper clip to stick in that hole and open
>>> > it.
>>> >
>>> > Sorry, I couldn't help it. It's true though :)
>>> >
>>> > --
>>> > christopher <skeptikos at gmail.com>
>>> >
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