[LAU] Apple hardware (was: LAC2010, some thoughts)

[Ken Restivo]

On Fri, May 07, 2010 at 04:08:04PM +0400, Louigi Verona wrote:
> I have never been a Mac user, but having taken part in all sorts of
> discussions, I can say that
> your question is too generally put for any meaningful comparison to take
> place. A laptop is an
> extremely complex combination of various parts and we really should specify
> what means "compete"
> here and what parameters we are comparing.
> 

First of all, Apple *hardware* is little more than artsy copy-protection for Apple *software*. It's basically a commodity Intel motherboard in a fancy custom-designed case.

If it runs Linux, then who cares? What I'd be more disdainful is people running OSX at a Linux conference.

-ken
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> 
> On Fri, May 7, 2010 at 2:28 PM, rosea.grammostola <
> rosea.grammostola at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > On Fri, 2010-05-07 at 00:24 +0200, Philipp wrote:
> > >
> > > I'm not sure about the quality of the hardware, maybe it's decent, if
> > > pricey, but apples policies sure aren't as good as they could be.
> >
> > I asked people about it. They say their Macbook Pro was more silent then
> > any other laptop they got. Also the inner hardware seems to be good
> > designed.
> >
> > All though I have to say that 85% of the people who are happy with their
> > macbook seems to compare it with cheaper laptops.
> >
> > So the question is, is it really true what they say? Or are there
> > laptops out there which can compete with Macbook Pro.
> >
> > \r
> >