Be sure to check here:<br><a href="http://www.emperorlinux.com/mfgr/lenovo/">http://www.emperorlinux.com/mfgr/lenovo/</a><br><br>Side note: Integrated webcam is nice but the piece of mind to _know_ it can't be turned on nefariously by simply unplugging it and leaving it a case is priceless. <br>
<br>Aluminum foil makes a good lens cover. <br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Jan 1, 2009 at 4:50 PM, Doctor Who <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:whodoctor@gmail.com">whodoctor@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"><div class="Ih2E3d">On Thu, Jan 1, 2009 at 3:21 PM, Jeff Hubbs <<a href="mailto:hbbs@comcast.net">hbbs@comcast.net</a>> wrote:<br>
> I picked up a MacBook Pro about a year and a half ago. I have been<br>
> working primarily with Linux since about 2000.<br>
><br>
> The MacBook has been, to me, far less obtrusive and uncooperative than<br>
> any Windows laptop would have been. And, if I want to do bash shell<br>
> stuff or fire up an X server, all of that is there. What I can't speak<br>
> to in your list is Juniper VPN.<br>
><br>
> I carry my MacBook around fairly routinely and use it daily. No<br>
> hardware problems. Little things like the magnetically-attached power<br>
> supply cord and the backlit keyboard have shown to be more than just<br>
> gimmicks.<br>
><br>
> IPod and iPhone support are, well, as good as can be had.<br>
><br>
> I would not have bought a Windows laptop in any case (the one I carry<br>
> around for work due to the VPN is all the reminder I need), but I didn't<br>
> want to go through all the hardware-compatibility wickets again like I<br>
> did with my AMD64 eMachines laptop from '04. The MacBook Pro was an<br>
> expensive yet very effective path forward.<br>
><br>
> Jeff<br>
><br>
<br>
</div>Yes, getting all the bells and whistles (integrated webcam,<br>
fingerprint reader, video) working without issue on the W500 under<br>
Linux was a bit of a concern as well. Thanks for you feedback.<br>
<br>
I got my wife a Macbook about a month ago. She loves it, and I've<br>
been playing with hers to help in the decision. Don't have a W500<br>
though to play with though :-(<br>
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