I have a MBP, but I think I might have been just as happy
with a MB,
except for the the integrated video card chewing up some of
the RAM.
I have heard that the best performing install of XP is on a
MBP right
now...though another Mac-guy told me that. In any case, you
can now
dual boot the mac books with XP (or Linux, BSD, etc).
Is it worth going with a Mac? That's tough actually. I like
Macs a
lot, but I can't exactly explain why. The interface is just
nice. I
think I am marginally more productive on a Mac, though I
can't point
to any one reason...I probably just feel better spending
more time
infront of it.
In all honesty....the fluff is what makes a Mac. =-)
On 5/20/06, Brendan Duddridge <brendan clickspace.com> wrote:
> The new MacBooks look pretty cool. Good resolution,
great packaging,
> the OS is excellent for developers, and the price is
great. $1249 for
> a great speed Intel Core Duo is awesome. Lots of great
Unix tools are
> already available in OS X. Compiling ruby and rails and
all that
> stuff was pretty straight forward. Actually, since
Apple's latest
> firmware update, my MacBook Pro hasn't been as hot as
it was in the
> beginning. I'm not sure how the new MacBooks will fair
in that area.
>
> Shipping times on the new MacBook are pretty good (1-3
business days)
> so the wait isn't long.
>
> Also check out Parallels Desktop for Mac for $39 if you
want to run
> Windows apps at the same time as OS X apps. It works
REALLY well and
> is very fast. Just like using a regular PC and
certainly faster than
> any of the PCs we have at work. I've attached a full
screen shot with
> this email in the foreground and Parallels Desktop
running Windows XP
> in a window in the background.
>
>
>
>
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
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>
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> We use Macs at work for all our development. Mostly
Java, but we're
> now working on a Ruby on Rails project.
>
> I highly recommend them. If you'd like to see how we
use Macs for
> development work, you're more than welcome to come by
my office and I
> can show you.
>
>
>
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> On May 20, 2006, at 5:41 PM, paul_umbers wrote:
>
> > OK, I'm doing my research trying to decide what
laptop I should buy.
> > I'll admit now, I would love a MacBook Pro but
seriously can't justify
> > the $3-4k it would cost for a decent model with
extended warranty that
> > uses an O/S I've never used before. Sorry
Mac-lovers, just too risky
> > I'm afraid.
> >
> > However, I am interested in the new MacBooks - the
not-pro versions.
> > The spec doesn't seem that different from the Pro
versions (at least
> > as far as CPU/memory/video, etc are concerned).
> >
> > After researching online and wandering around
various stores
> > (Compusmart has a 4-day laptop sale on over the
May weekend BTW). I'm
> > still trying to decide and would like the CRUSERS
to throw words in to
> > the pot.
> >
> > Should I go with a Windows XP based laptop (decent
spec, O/S I may not
> > love but do know, plenty of apps available, some
bells & whistles,
> > about $1500) or wait and get a MacBook (pretty
much the same spec, O/S
> > I've not used before, app availability??, about
$1500 and some
> > overheating problems)?
> >
> > In particular, I'd like to know what's so great
about OS/X for
> > development (Java, Ruby/Rails) - and not the
fluffy stuff I've read on
> > the net, let's have some real reasons from real
developers. Is it
> > worth going for the Mac over Windows?
> >
> > Thanks in advance for any input.
> >
> > Paul
> >
> >
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