nibot ([personal profile] nibot) wrote2005-07-11 04:43 pm

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What kind of laptop computer should I get? Thinking Dell. Looking for light, sturdy, cheap.

[identity profile] ultraman.livejournal.com 2005-07-12 12:05 am (UTC)(link)
I should also mention that I recently saw a feature-for-feature price comparison in which Apple's laptops were competetive with similarly featured alternatives. Also, they are less corporately evil, more stylish, and betteer designed (style and substance).

[identity profile] ultraman.livejournal.com 2005-07-12 12:06 am (UTC)(link)
12 or 14 inch iBook for sturdy and light; wait until after macworld expo and the prices may drop a bit. also use your student discount.

[identity profile] ultraman.livejournal.com 2005-07-12 12:06 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, and Unix based, so sturdy under the hood too.

[identity profile] squarkz.livejournal.com 2005-07-12 07:52 am (UTC)(link)
yeah, i second this. i got an iBook last fall, which i use to do a fair amount of computation that would be a pain in the ass if not on a unix-based platform. and it was seriously cheap, too. i haven't had a second thought since i bought it.

on the other hand, i'm lucky enough to be in a scientific field that's moving toward macs more and more. (the last conference i was at was probably at least 75% macs.)

[identity profile] tjernobyl.livejournal.com 2005-07-13 04:01 am (UTC)(link)
If I was to get a laptop, it'd definately be a tossup for me between an iBook and something from Emperor Linux (http://www.emperorlinux.com).