I was wondering how long it'd be before someone asked this. I might know of an interested party (not myself mind you).
Eric Cope wrote: > how much are you selling your macbook for? Which one is it? > > On Thu, Aug 20, 2009 at 8:58 AM, Bob Elzer <bob.el...@gmail.com > <mailto:bob.el...@gmail.com>> wrote: > > How much did you spend on the Macbook, and how much do you want to > spend on > a new laptop ? > > What are your preferences, what does it have to have, or not have, > and what > do you want to do with it ? > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: plug-discuss-boun...@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > <mailto:plug-discuss-boun...@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us> > [mailto:plug-discuss-boun...@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > <mailto:plug-discuss-boun...@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us>] On Behalf Of > Josef > Lowder > Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 2:25 PM > To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > <mailto:plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us> > Subject: What laptop to get to replace my 15" macbook? > > Based on the very positive and enthusiastic comments from so many people > (including several of my good plug friends), I recently purchased a 15" > Macbook, thinking that it might be "the way to go." > > While the Mac is a very appealing product in many ways with many > outstanding > features, I have finally come to the conclusion that the > disadvantages (to > me) far outweigh the positives. So I am now thinking of selling it and > looking for something more sensible in the real world. Therefore, once > again, I am seeking input from the collective wisdom of this > esteemed group. > > The simple, but (to me) major drawbacks of the Mac (not to mention their > proprietary impositions that seem to be even worse than M$), are as > follows: > > 1. The keyboard layout that forces that screwy Mac/Apple X key on > users in > lieu of simply using the CTRL key ... and then positioning that > weird mac > key in such a terribly awkward place. > > 2. Putting the "FN" key where the "CTRL" key should be (and is on every > other computer keyboard) is really stupid. Bottom-farthest left is the > *only* place (from an anatomically logical standpoint) where the > CTRL key > should be (imho). > > 3. Failure to totally eliminate the "caps-lock" key (of course I > guess all > keyboard mfrs still remain guilty of this ridiculous failing, at this > point). However, I seem to accidentally hit it more on the mac than > on my > other keyboards ... I guess because on the mac it seems to be slightly > oversized. Why? Duh! > > 4. The absolutely ridiculous limitation of being forced to the > bottom right > corner of every window as the *only* way to resize windows. > That might be the most stupid of all Mac contrary-to-all-common-sense > "features." And apparently no way that I can find to "maximize" a > window. > > 5. The needlessly glitzy but cumbersome "dock." > > 6. The lack of a simple text editor ... one that doesn't force the > use of > html or rtf. > > 7. Most of the *nix command-line commands and utilities that I am > used to > using do not seem to work on Mac OS-X > > 8. While I like the slot drive rather than a DVD drive that slides > open, I > do (not) like having it on the front. Has that changed on newer models? > > 9. And as for being "intuitive" ... I've tried for a week to get the > hang of > using a Mac and almost everything that I am used to doing on my "normal" > computers, I find almost impossible to figure out on a mac. The > 529-page > "How to do everything Mac" doesn't ... and if mac is so "intuitive" why > should it need a 529-page book to explain how to use it? > > In any case, I am now looking for a new (or used) laptop to replace > this mac > and get back to the real world. > > One that intrigues me is a new, single-core, lower-powered Asus that > claims > to have 8+ hours of battery life. It is also the only one I have > seen so > far that has lighted keys (the letters light up on the keys like the > mac -- > one of mac's truly great features). That seems to me to be a very > desirable > feature. Only problem is that that feature seems to be available > only in a > larger format Asus unit with a number keypad (that I do not want). > > So what do y'all recommend? > > I like the slot drive (on the right side), built-in camera, lighted > keys, > lightest and thinnest possible, a "normal" keyboard (no 10- pad), at > least a > 15" screen, preferrably matte not glossy, and long battery life. I > want to > install Linux as the base OS and use whatever virtual ware will > allow me to > install win98 (I do *not* want the all-intrusive, pop-up crazy winXP). > > PS: Anyone interested in trading for or buying a 15" macbook with > 4-gig of > ram? > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > <mailto:PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us> > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > <mailto:PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us> > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > > -- > Eric Cope > http://cope-et-al.com > -- -Eric 'shubes' --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
