When I'm buying if I actual purchase truly comparable machines, I usually end up within about $200. Sometimes this favors the PC, sometimes it favors the Mac. While I have a couple of pretty old Toshibas this are still running great, typically I get about 2 years more use out of my long term macs.
Zoe: I thought you wanted to spend more time off-ship this visit. Wash: Out there is seems like it's all fancy parties. I like our party better. The dress code is easier and I know all the steps.
'Shindig'
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NoiseDesign - Jul 24, 2008 2:17:01 pm PDT #7197 of 25501
Our wings are not tired
NoiseDesign - Jul 24, 2008 2:18:22 pm PDT #7198 of 25501
Our wings are not tired
Yeah, you can basically get a Nano for free. I did this last year I think, I've got a little 8 GB Nano that lives in the work truck due to it.
Dana - Jul 24, 2008 2:59:02 pm PDT #7199 of 25501
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
I know people who love their Asus, but I would look into opinions about the keyboard size.
evil jimi - Jul 25, 2008 5:25:12 am PDT #7200 of 25501
Lurching from one disaster to the next.
I need to upgrade at least one of them to Vista.
Unless there's a program you really need that is Vista-only, I wouldn't...and I'm sure ita would agree.
I've been using Ubuntu Hardy Heron on my desktop for over a month now (a record for me!) and I have no intention of ever going back to Microsoft. A couple of days ago I also installed it on my laptop aifg.
Gudanov - Jul 25, 2008 6:08:22 am PDT #7201 of 25501
Coding and Sleeping
Tom Scola - Jul 25, 2008 6:13:46 am PDT #7202 of 25501
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
I ordered an MSI Wind, for $475. It hasn't shipped yet; it's been sitting in my Amazon queue for weeks.
§ ita § - Jul 25, 2008 8:08:23 am PDT #7203 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
How much is a netbook capable of without the net?
Tom Scola - Jul 25, 2008 8:12:41 am PDT #7204 of 25501
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
The particular system I'm ordering will have XP on it (mostly because I need XP to VPN to work).
Most of the ones with Linux come with some sort of basic office suite. What sort of thing were you looking to do?
§ ita § - Jul 25, 2008 8:15:38 am PDT #7205 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Oh, not for me. Just wondering about how thin client the non-desktop part of the market was trending. Are we going to avoid paying for MS Office by using Google Docs, or are we going to do it with Open Office?
Tom Scola - Jul 25, 2008 8:19:16 am PDT #7206 of 25501
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
It depends, I guess, on how much people will trust Google with their stuff. Google Docs is blocked for me from work, for example.