[ale] Macbook Pro 15" or Thinkpad W500?

[Doctor Who]

On Thu, Jan 1, 2009 at 3:21 PM, Jeff Hubbs <hbbs at comcast.net> wrote:
> I picked up a MacBook Pro about a year and a half ago.  I have been
> working primarily with Linux since about 2000.
>
> The MacBook has been, to me, far less obtrusive and uncooperative than
> any Windows laptop would have been.  And, if I want to do bash shell
> stuff or fire up an X server, all of that is there.  What I can't speak
> to in your list is Juniper VPN.
>
> I carry my MacBook around fairly routinely and use it daily.  No
> hardware problems.  Little things like the magnetically-attached power
> supply cord and the backlit keyboard have shown to be more than just
> gimmicks.
>
> IPod and iPhone support are, well, as good as can be had.
>
> I would not have bought a Windows laptop in any case (the one I carry
> around for work due to the VPN is all the reminder I need), but I didn't
> want to go through all the hardware-compatibility wickets again like I
> did with my AMD64 eMachines laptop from '04.  The MacBook Pro was an
> expensive yet very effective path forward.
>
> Jeff
>

Yes, getting all the bells and whistles (integrated webcam,
fingerprint reader, video) working without issue on the W500 under
Linux was a bit of a concern as well.  Thanks for you feedback.

I got my wife a Macbook about a month ago.  She loves it, and I've
been playing with hers to help in the decision.  Don't have a W500
though to play with though :-(