Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> __/ [ 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.
It says a lot for your taste if you think Thinkpads look bad. Some, if
not all, of the models are absolutely fantastically designed and look
the business. I bought a second hand x30 last year to stick Linux on and
it is *always* getting admiring glances from people with more modern
laptops which, quite frankly, look like slabs of stone. And
reviewers/professionals seem to agree.
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,4149,508193,00.asp
>
> Apple has good designs and the UI fits the looks of the
> hardware. Microsoft
The UI fits the look of the HW? Uh huh.
> tried to achieve this with Vista, but while they build it, nobody comes.
> (Field of Dreams... emphasis on "dreams")
Fuck me you don't half talk some shite.
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