Re: [tlug] Mac or EeePC?

[Frederic Perut <fperut@example.com>]

you may want to bring nothing at all if you want to fully enjoy your
vacations...

On Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 10:18 PM, Pietro Zuco <pietro@example.com> wrote:
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> Gen Kanai wrote:
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>> You can always install Linux on your Mac via BootCamp and then it is not
>> virtual.
>
> I know. In fact I tried to do it one year ago or so but it pissed me off
> to deal with so many things to fix. Maybe know it's different. At that
> time I had to deal wit the keyboard (the mac keys) the Japanese support
> switched with the proper key, the one one button mouse (I'm used to
> three buttons) I remember the wireless didn't work and so forth. Then
> I'm a Slackware user and to use my favorite distro on a mac... Well I
> didn't have the time to do all that stuff. So the best solution at that
> moment was to install Vbox for the things I do with Linux and use MacOS
> for daily life.
>
> After two years with this MacBook I'm planning to upgrade in a near
> future, but not Mac anymore. It's nice, it's pretty usable, it has very
> good applications, it's a Unix OS as well, but I miss many of the things
> I have on Linux. Maybe it's because I'm using it for more than 10 years.
> The fact is that I feel more and in fact I'm more productive with my old
> Slackware distro.
>
> Anyway I think it's a matter of taste and convenience that can differ to
> everybody.
>
> Many people tell me that mac hardware is great. In fact it is, and it is
> cheap but if I have to compare it with a Panasonic "Let's note", well...
> The price is totally worth to be paid. It has few competitors.
>
> Cheers
>
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