I was actually thinking about an eMac (I have a link to an educator) but I may be travelling alot. Even an iBook with a 14" screen is pushing $2000. :-( And its not like you can just plug into any $100 monitor like with a pc. The eMacs are really nice though
-----Original Message----- From: Lawson English [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, May 30, 2002 1:05 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [jug-discussion] new Mac questions Do you absolutely need a laptop? The new iMacs have very sweet features, and should handle the graphics hardware requirements for Quartz Extreme as well. If you only want a linux-style development box with a Mac interface, a current ibook will probably work, but the interface will never be what you call "snappy," or such is my impression. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jon Thomas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Tucson-Jug '" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, May 30, 2002 12:26 PM Subject: [jug-discussion] new Mac questions > Ok. I really want to start playing with OSX but haven't touched a mac in > years. Here is my question. > I don't want to pay 2500 for a laptop so the powerbook is out. > The iBooks are g3 and max out at approximately 640megs. Assuming that > eclipse will have a decent ide going for the mac could I do serious > development on this box? Will I be bottlenecked by processor limitations or > memory cap issues? > I think I could stomach the $1500 or so for the iBook if I felt like it > would be a good investment for a few years. > Any advice from you apple fans would be very appreciated. > Thanks, > Jt. > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
