[ale] Macbook Pro 15" or Thinkpad W500?

[Doctor Who]

On Thu, Jan 1, 2009 at 3:30 PM, Robbie Honerkamp <robbie at shorty.com> wrote:
> Doctor Who wrote:
>
>> What I don't necessarily like with the Macbook:
>>
>> * Price (about a grand more than the similarly spec'd Lenovo Thinkpad
>> W500)..ouch!
>
> Check out the refurbished and clearance Macbooks in the Apple store (the
> link is on the front page, at the far bottom left). I bought a
> refurbished black MB two months ago, and I love it.

Yeah, I'd like to get a new one if I end up going this route.

>
>> * Being a Linux guy I feel a little odd going with Mac OS X
>
> Actually, it's very amusing for me to see that my Linux friends who
> cracked jokes about Macintoshes pre-OS X now own Macs themselves. I love
> OS X. But my first Unix was NeXTStep, so it's familiar to me.
>
>> * Not as much software available for the Mac (I hear Fink doesn't work
>> all that well / poor stability)
>
> I think that depends on what software you need. I've been able to find
> ports for any software I've needed, but I'm sure there's something out
> there somewhere.

Yeah, there's some software I'd likely miss.  Wife won't let me use
her Macbook for a testing platform ;-)

>
> I love my Macbook, and now that I have it, I wish I had bought one years
> ago instead of the Dell I used to use.

Yes, I keep hearing this.  Thanks for the feedback.

>
> Robbie