[Tfug] ubuntu

[William Stott]

So, what I take from this is that you spent ~$1400 [TWICE] on IBM products
that you say met your needs, but did not REALLY meet your needs because you
need a ŒNIX¹ environment that takes no effort to install, has a pretty GUI,
and some type of support for when you break it...so in the end:

Cost: ~$2800
Needs Met: NONE
Frustration: HIGH

When you had the chance to purchase a Mac for $2700 that did everything you
wanted from the start...

Makes sense to me. This thread is like going to Walmart...

Will


On 4/23/08 10:07 AM, "sitkaa at email.arizona.edu" <sitkaa at email.arizona.edu>
wrote:

> 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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