(Slightly off-topic) Recently I wanted to get a fully-loaded, workhorse PC with XP-OEM installed, no crapware, and a matt screen (cause I cannot STAND the highly reflective screens that seem to be all the rage nowadays) -- and I found it in the Dell Latitude D830. My review here: http://www.joeflash.ca/blog/2008/04/how-i-bought-my-perfect-xp-laptop.html
The other reason I bought it is that it's got a really solid construction, no cheap plastic, and without weighing a ton -- and at my former employers', that's all they would buy were the Latitude, so I know they can take quite a beating. So if you're going to buy a PC laptop, it pays to dig for the not-so-newest-fad to find quality. _______________________________________________________________ Joseph Balderson, Flash Platform Developer | http://joeflash.ca Anatole Tartakovsky wrote: > I would stay away from Vaio for developers machine - a lot of components > with proprietary Sony drivers, XP models are not compatible with Vista > ones, no driver upgrades - they are OK for occasional/office user, but > hard to work with if you need to re-image or add/replace hardware. The > only one laptop comparable in my mind to MBP is Thinkpad T61 - good LCDs > and hard drives, power supply that does work on airplane, cheap memory > and comparable performance - but the quality has been declining steadily > for years, so it becomes chancy. However, the parts and design are still > OK for machine with lifespan of 2 years. We still buy them for our staff > that goes to Windows only shops - the difference in the price for > identical hardware spec is about 30%. > > HTH, > Anatole > > On Thu, Jun 5, 2008 at 6:50 PM, Josh McDonald <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote: > > They're not really pricey if you care about build and component > quality and style though - Sure I could buy a cheap fugly dell for > 2/3 the price, but if I were stuck in Windows I wouldn't be caught > dead using "consumer" laptops. Lousy components, ugly and too much > cheap plastic. I'd have to go for a Vaio, which is priced like a > Mackbook Pro anyway. > > > > On Fri, Jun 6, 2008 at 8:32 AM, Rob Rusher <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote: > > For years I said that I couldn't/wouldn't switch to a Mac > because I always need to do Windows specific tasks. But, with > the Intel-based MacBook Pro and Parallels, I have install > Windows XP SP3 on a separate partition and can run the two OS in > tandem. > > So I've been on a Mac for a little over a year now. I love the > form factor of the machine; light and small. It is very > powerful. I can test alpha/beta software on Windows and Mac. I > can do .NET development on Windows. I do Flex/AIR development on > both platforms. > > I'd say that I'm fat and happy, but I only weigh a buck forty. > But I'm am happy! > > The down side, Macs are a little pricey. > > Regards, > Rob > > On Thu, Jun 5, 2008 at 4:20 PM, Josh McDonald <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote: > > Anecdote of the minute: I'm fine on my bigass iMac, but > there's 2 or 3 vista laptops in the office, and soapUI seems > to have some Vista incompatibilities. Could be the fact > we're using 2.0.3 which AFAIK is still unreleased, but it > could be Vista too :) > > On Fri, Jun 6, 2008 at 4:54 AM, Nancy Gill > <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote: > > Microsoft is already on record as pushing Windows 7 out > the door as soon as possible (probably late 2009) due to > the Vista debacle .. remember Windows ME? :) > > Nancy > > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Joseph Balderson <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > *To:* flexcoders@yahoogroups.com > <mailto:flexcoders@yahoogroups.com> > *Sent:* Thursday, June 05, 2008 11:20 AM > *Subject:* Re: [flexcoders] Re: Thinking about going > to the dark side....Apple Mac Book > > I'm not trying to be glib, but don't use Vista. Use > XP SP3. > > ____________________________________________________ > > Joseph Balderson | http://joeflash.ca | 705-466-6345 > > b_alen wrote: > > Interesting. Me and my colleagues are also > thinking of switching to > > Mac due to Vista crappiness. In fact we're 80% > sure that next laptops > > will be Macs. My only concern is how to do .Net > development and > > integration with Flex then. Anyone has a solution > to that? > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com > <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com>, > "scottyale2008" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > >> How many Flex developers here are using a Mac > for development? I've > >> been a die hard Microsoft guy since ... well, > since Microsoft first > >> started. I went from CPM on a Morrow Meadows to > Microsoft DOS (on > >> computers with a Turbo button!), then Windows, > now Vista. I do have an > >> iPhone and it is an incredible device and the > GUI is extremely well > >> done. I've never used a Mac, but many of my > friends have taken the > >> plunge. Is it time to make the switch? I'm > thinking about a Mac Book > >> Pro. Is a Mac Book even worth considering for a > Flex dev machine or is > >> a Mac Book Pro the way to go? Anybody else make > the switch recently > >> from Windows to Mac? > >> > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > -- > > Flexcoders Mailing List > > FAQ: > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt > > Search Archives: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders%40yahoogroups.comYahoo! > Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, > version of virus signature database 3162 (20080605) > __________ > > The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. > > http://www.eset.com > > > > > -- > "Therefore, send not to know For whom the bell tolls. It > tolls for thee." > > :: Josh 'G-Funk' McDonald > :: 0437 221 380 :: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > -- > -- > Regards, > Rob Rusher > > Adobe Certified AIR, Connect, ColdFusion MX and Flex Instructor > m: 303-885-7044 > im: robrusher > > > > > -- > "Therefore, send not to know For whom the bell tolls. It tolls for > thee." > > :: Josh 'G-Funk' McDonald > :: 0437 221 380 :: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >
