15 inch 1.33ghz with superdrive for $1979
I've only owned Intel based machines so far in my life but I have pretty much decided to get a powerbook. I've never owned a laptop except for this really bad orange iBook that I am borrowing from the high school that I attend. It will be 15 inches with a superdrive dvd-r/cd-rw for $1979 because of the $200 education discount (my parent is a teacher). (and it comes with a free $99 printer [the powerbook, not the parent])
Is Mac OS very different from Gentoo Linux? Thats what I use on the intel platforms. OS X is based on Unix, so I will probably be able to get used to it pretty quickly, I hope.
Is it worth it to install Gentoo linux (i would rather run mac on linux if it goes at native speeds since i don't like dual booting)? How is the X windows support? Someone told me it was kind of buggy. Does Mac OS X ever crash?
Don't tell me anything about winblows since I don't use it even on intel based machines (I use Linux on those and Linux never crashes).
Is Mac OS very different from Gentoo Linux? Thats what I use on the intel platforms. OS X is based on Unix, so I will probably be able to get used to it pretty quickly, I hope.
Is it worth it to install Gentoo linux (i would rather run mac on linux if it goes at native speeds since i don't like dual booting)? How is the X windows support? Someone told me it was kind of buggy. Does Mac OS X ever crash?
Don't tell me anything about winblows since I don't use it even on intel based machines (I use Linux on those and Linux never crashes).
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That orange iBook WAS not horrible, for its day it was loaded with features at a price that comparable notebooks had for twice the cost.
On another note, I've been thinking about the superdrive. I wonder if it would be better to upgrade the memory (or go with the iSight) instead of getting the superdrive. Does anyone actually find the DVD-R useful? Lately, I haven't been using my cd-rw drive but I do need it once and a while and I used to use it all the time. (Could I , for example, copy DVDs that I check out from Blockbuster? That would be cool even though its slightly illegal)
If you want to be able to video-conference with family or friends then go with an iSight, if you do video editing work and want to (eh ehm) backup your DVD collection, then go with a SuperDrive.
Originally posted by gentoo
Is Mac OS very different from Gentoo Linux? Thats what I use on the intel platforms. OS X is based on Unix, so I will probably be able to get used to it pretty quickly, I hope.
Is it worth it to install Gentoo linux (i would rather run mac on linux if it goes at native speeds since i don't like dual booting)? How is the X windows support? Someone told me it was kind of buggy. Does Mac OS X ever crash?
Don't tell me anything about winblows since I don't use it even on intel based machines (I use Linux on those and Linux never crashes).
OS X is based on unix, but the UI is all it's own. There will be things to get used to but most people agree that the OS X way of doing things is nearly as good as it gets WRT user interface stuff....
Regarding gentoo: I've never used it so I can't comment. I'd hold off on installing it on the powerbook just so you have to learn how to use OS X. I mean if you're not going to use OS X, what's the point of getting a mac?
Originally posted by torifile
I mean if you're not going to use OS X, what's the point of getting a mac?
This cannot be underscored enough.
I cannot imagine any good enough reason to pay Apple's premiums and then chuck away everything that it is to use a system and software that can be had at a far less expense. PC notebooks are cheaper and tend to have better screens. The G4 isn't that much faster unless you run PPC/G4 optimized and AltiVec optimized code (which grows less and less likely as you use linux software).
X Windows support is great, at least, in the limited amount that I've used. I've run remote software and local software in X11 and never had a problem.
As for stability, a few days ago I had my first kernel panic in over two years. I'm a tough customer too when it comes to my Mac; I'm no novice.
Originally posted by Brad
This cannot be underscored enough.
I cannot imagine any good enough reason to pay Apple's premiums and then chuck away everything that it is to use a system and software that can be had at a far less expense. PC notebooks are cheaper and tend to have better screens. The G4 isn't that much faster unless you run PPC/G4 optimized and AltiVec optimized code (which grows less and less likely as you use linux software).
X Windows support is great, at least, in the limited amount that I've used. I've run remote software and local software in X11 and never had a problem.
As for stability, a few days ago I had my first kernel panic in over two years. I'm a tough customer too when it comes to my Mac; I'm no novice.
I think I will proabably be using OS X once I get it. I don't want to have to worry about the hassle of compiling gentoo now that I think about it. I thought the powerbook had a nice screen. (the only one that is better is the IBM laptop screen, i've heard). The G4 will be faster than the Pentium IV if I use altivec optimised code?
Originally posted by gentoo
The G4 will be faster than the Pentium IV if I use altivec optimised code?