I recently purchased a Mac Book Pro (MBP) and wanted to share the
experience with other developers who need to test software against OSX,
Linux and Windows.
The MBP runs on an intel core duo chip and with the release of Apple's
bootcamp, installing other operating systems that are BIOS dependent is
very easy. All you need to do is update OSX software,
download/install/run bootcamp and boot either a Windows or Linux CD. I
am now running OSX, Ubuntu and Windows XP natively on the machine.
Also, I can run other versions of linux or windows through any of the
operating systems (MAC parallels or VMWARE) if needed.
All three operating systems run extremely fast and the hardware is
typical of Apple, well built and sturdy. Considering the price I
normally pay for high-end laptops, I think the MBP is reasonably
priced. There are a few quirks though before you plow 2K USD on a MBP:
Windows:
The built in camera does not work. (external USB camera's work)
Need to download free software called Input Remap to get the page down
and page up keys to work.
Linux:
The built in camera does not work. (external USB camera's work)
Aside from that, its a developers' dream machine. All platforms in one!
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