7 May
2010
7 May
'10
9:15 p.m.
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
---------
On Fri, May 7, 2010 at 2:28 PM, rosea.grammostola <
rosea.grammostola(a)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
>