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http://www.ubergeek.tv/switchlinux/ Regards / GulGnu -Stabil som fan!

Just a couple of comments... "-No Firewire ports (as for USB2 I think that it is a 6x USB2 ports but anyways the problem is that if one cares about Firewire to use for DV, iPod, etc. he/she MUST add to the cost of the Dull the Firewire ports, so you see it is not really which is faster or...

"Now, add to the above stuff the following: -2xFirewire -64bit PCI slots -DVI output -Support for 4 internal Hard Disks -Apple pro speakers mini-jack -An awesome designed mini tower box which opens with just a simple trick -Mac OS X.x.x with its iApps and ANY other possible Apple...

From Dell.com: 2.4 GHz P4 256 MB DDR RAM 533MHz FSB 17" CRT Monitor NVIDIA GeForce MX 64 MB 60GB Ultra ATA/100 7200RPM Hard Drive 48x /24x/40x Max CD-RW/DVD Combo Drive Price: $1,188, Note that this includes a 17" CRT monitor.

Apple can't lower prices *that* far - 'exessive' hardware costs are needed for Apple in order to cover their expenses in developing MacOS. While Microsoft has ~90-95% of the market to divide Windows development costs across, Apple has both to stay ahead of MS in OS development, while only being...

Erm, his front page being full of reports of new mac apps, MacWorld product reports, etc. perhaps? /GulGnu -Stabil som fan!

"Who's the fastest and cheapest counts for something in a bar on friday nite. and even then their is often a price to be paid for choosing that route. being like "most people" also means your IQ is in the average range and so your abilities to make truly informed decisions are limited. " The...

Well, it's not really for "the masses" - it's for pro photographers. And the author does mention other factors down in the comments section, but they aren't all favourable to the mac... Read it - it's a good, clean discussion. Regards / GulGnu -Stabil som fan!

Erm, no - I said it's "one thing" it's got going for it - all the other stuff obviously come into play as well. All in all, Apple makes great laptops - it's the Desktop side that is hurting at the moment, imho. Regards / GulGnu -Stabil som fan!

Whoopse! ;) Missed the preview test, despite it being right on top... doh... Edit: Well, I did say "beat the alienware"=P Regards / GulGnu -Stabil som fan!

True, but the top-end Mac vs. PC faceoff is between the G4 Dual 1.25 GHz and the Alienware 3.06 GHz P4, which I guess is what matters to most professionals in this context. That he threw the old Dell and PB in there, well, might be interesting for second-hand buyers, who knows... Regards /...

<<...say it again: XP is a lot more stable than Win9x/Me versions BUT and here is the nice part: It doesn't hold a candle to Windows 2000 Pro and above... Those are the most stable OSes ever produced in Redmond! << I was under the impression that XP is basically 2000 with some more fluff on...

Just for the record: When I say "crash" I mean an OS crash - not just a program going haywire =) That said, it is indeed possible to bring XP to a screeching BSOD halt by introducing it to 'exotic' hardware. I threw together a low-cost PC using some old parts, as well as new stuff (MoBo / memory...

Yea, a G4 366 should whoomp a PII 366 =) . I'd say XP is a major change from 95/98/Me - they have pretty much dumped the old underpinnings entirely in favor of the NT kernel = good stability. I'd say 98 compares more to OS 9 in generational terms. It's easy to set up hardware-wise as well, which...

Erm, what's this "M$ Windooze crashes once every 5 mins" thing about? face it: XP is pretty much crash-proof. (Much like OS X) As for the GUI - Aqua looks pretty smashing, but XP is not far behind (Especially once you skin it... The metallic style is OS X-ish enough for my tastes...) Let's face...

Erm, the PB800 beat the alienware in excactly zero (0) tests. Not surprising - it shouldn't be able to, since, as you point out, the Alienware is rather a mobile desktop replacement than a portable. (Still, it didn't beat the 1.8 GHz Dell in any tests either for that matter...) This is rather a...

I repeat: to "most people" they present the main alternative. And most people go with the PC option. I realize you yourself might not consider PC:s an option, but that does little to change the fact that "most people" will consider PC:s as a Mac alternative. /GulGnu -Stabil som fan!

It's not a laptop in the ordinary sense, entirely true - it's a portable desktop replacement, aimed at gamers. That's one great thing Mac portables have going for them - good battery life. That's probably one of the reasons Intel have cooked up their new processor family - we'll see how they...

"I got an idea, maybe we can all realize that pushing PCs in a Mac forum is going to meet with resistance. I personally think talking about PCs has as much relevance as talking about the latest Cray supercomputers or the original Apple ][s. If they don't run a Mac OS and Mac software, why are we...

Erm, the PC laptop isn't mainly compared to the Mac laptop - it's competing against the Dual 1.25 GHz G4 tower. (And it wins...) Read through the comments section of the article in question - it contains some high-grade, flame-free discussion. /GulGnu -Stabil som fan!