Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> __/ [ yttrx ] on Tuesday 13 March 2007 15:48 \__
>
>> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> __/ [ Rex Ballard ] on Tuesday 13 March 2007 12:43 \__
>>>
>>>>
>>>> According to Computer Reseller news,
>>>> the Top 5 PCs are
>>>>
>>>
> http://www.crn.com/crn/slideshows/2007/top5/notebooks/1.jhtml;jsessionid=FZTXJB0QIJOXQQSNDLRSKHSCJUNN2JVN?articleID=197802071
>>>> http://tinyurl.com/37zjoh
>>>>
>>>> Acer Aspire AS3050-1594 - AMD 64 based machine - converts to Linux
>>>> very easily. Components are designed for Linux - not Vista.
>>>>
>>>> Acer Aspire AS5100-3959 same as above
>>>>
>>>> Apple Macbook Core 2 Duo T7200 - machine is sold with UNIX (OS/X)
>>>> preinstalled.
>>>>
>>>> Lenovo ThinkPad T60 Core 2 Duo T2400 - this is a fully supported
>>>> machine that converts to Linux with no special drivers required.
>>>>
>>>> Lenovo ThinkPad T60 Core 2 Duo T2300 - another Linux machine.
>>>>
>>>> Note that none of these machines include DirectX 10 cards (Vista Aero
>>>> Glass support), and are Linux compatible drivers.
>>>
>>> Either Linux support helps sell better OR good laptops mind Linux
>>> compatibility. Conversely, poorly-designed/made laptops are less
>>> Linux-aware.
>>>
>>
>> No. I bought my T60s because IBM/Lenovo laptops are incredibly well
>> engineered, very tough, and ridiculously fast. The OS had nothing
>> to do with it.
>
> I was never suggesting that. Personally, I find the (visual) design of
> Thinkpads (or Stinkpads) rather appalling.
>
Ah, you're after form over function. I'm surprised you're not an OSX
advocate.
> Apple has good designs and the UI fits the looks of the hardware. Microsoft
> tried to achieve this with Vista, but while they build it, nobody comes.
> (Field of Dreams... emphasis on "dreams")
>
Alright there, roy. Tell you what. You pour 8 oz of hot coffee on a
macbook pro, and I'll pour the same on my thinkpad T60.
Guess who's computer will go on working without a hitch?
(hint, the thinkpad was designed for such spills, liquid entering the keyboard
is shunted through tubles that lead straight out of the bottom of the
device.)
You may think they're ugly, but they're built to fucking last, and thats
what I like in a machine.
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