On 08/22/2011 08:15 PM, Arun SAG wrote:
> According to co-founder of stackoverflow.com jeff atwood, SSD's are both
> hot and can drive you crazy
> http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/2011/05/the-hot-crazy-solid-state-drive-scale.html
>
that is based on anecdotal evidence. Its like I saw a man climb u
On 08/22/2011 07:43 PM, Sidu Ponnappa wrote:
> Get an external drive and setup Time-machine as your #1 priority and
> sync everyday. SSDs fail frequently.
>
There are people who say this, do you have some evidence on hand to say
they fail more often than regular sata disks ? I manage machines wit
On 08/19/2011 06:54 AM, Manokaran K wrote:
> The change of environment that am comfortable with is defenitely weighing on
> my mind! I did not know we can run Mac OSX in a virtual machine. Is it just
> downloadable? In which case I'll check out ThinkPad X220.
If you are looking at options, conside
On 08/18/2011 04:30 PM, 0 wrote:
> Also, SSDs are so overrated. It definitely makes the laptop lighter and
> reduces the power consumption but its not worth the price. I can't wait
> to see them replaced by PRAM/PCM based storage.
>
I strongly disagree.
Having used ssd's on server hardware for a
On 24 August 2011 13:49, Shaahul Hameed wrote:
> On Mon, Aug 22, 2011 at 10:18 PM, ashwin kesavan wrote:
>
>>
>> I am happy with Ubuntu on Thinkpad T400. May be i
>> might switch to Fedora .
>>
>> with regards,
>> ashwin
..
> Today its a Lenovo Thinkpad (and not an IBM). Has this affect
On Mon, Aug 22, 2011 at 10:18 PM, ashwin kesavan wrote:
>
> I am happy with Ubuntu on Thinkpad T400. May be i
> might switch to Fedora .
>
> with regards,
> ashwin
I have a question on Thinkpads since there have been numerous mentions of
them in this thread.
Thinkpads were associated with IBM
.
> May be.. if you look at it that way. But at the end of the day, any product
> can break and, in my opinion, a good service is a must and Dell provides
> that.
>
> In the last weekend's rain, I think, one of the power lines got hit by
> lightning and there was a power surge. Both my UPSes we
>> - 2005 hard disk, clicking noise: hard disk replaced (2 days)
>> - 2006 got kingston memory& dell confirmed warranty not void
>> - 2007 video fan not working: fan was replaced (2 days)
>> - 2009 power input pin lose: AC adapter& motherboard replaced (2 days)
>> - 2010 one strand of hair went i
>> And what is this claim based on?
> According to co-founder of stackoverflow.com jeff atwood, SSD's are both
> hot and can drive you crazy
> http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/2011/05/the-hot-crazy-solid-state-drive-scale.html
That's the one I was going to reference too.
Best,
Sidu.
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On Tue, Aug 23, 2011 at 12:27 AM, Karthik Narayanaswami wrote:
> SSD lives, even pushed to max write
> rates, have been shown to average 7+ years, which is higher than most
> storages.
>
Arun SAG has already given the citation, but I might add one more bit here.
SSD is nothing more than a fancy b
On Tue, Aug 23, 2011 at 12:13 AM, Sidu Ponnappa wrote:
> Get an external drive and setup Time-machine as your #1 priority and
> sync everyday. SSDs fail frequently.
>
>
Thanks, Sidu. Am buying one today.
regds,
mano
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On Tue, Aug 23, 2011 at 12:27 AM, Karthik Narayanaswami wrote:
>
> >And what is this claim based on? Most claims on SSD failure rates have
> been
> >shown to be exaggerations at best. SSD lives, even pushed to max write
> >rates, have been shown to average 7+ years, which is higher than most
> >
> SSDs fail frequently.
And what is this claim based on? Most claims on SSD failure rates have been
shown to be exaggerations at best. SSD lives, even pushed to max write
rates, have been shown to average 7+ years, which is higher than most
storages.
Personally, I've been using SSDs for backups
Get an external drive and setup Time-machine as your #1 priority and
sync everyday. SSDs fail frequently.
Best,
Sidu.
http://c42.in
On 22 August 2011 21:46, Manokaran K wrote:
> Bit the bullet and shelled out 74K for a 13" MacBook Air with 128GB SSD.
> First impression is pretty good. I think sa
On 19 August 2011 16:00, 0 <0...@0throot.com> wrote:
> Haven't heard good things about Lenovo customer care. If you are ok with
> a windows/linux laptop then I recommend dell with the right coverage
> options. I have used dell since 2005 and I have availed their service
> several times and i h
On 18 August 2011 18:31, Sidu Ponnappa wrote:
> You may want to purchase it in the US as that works out about 20%
> cheaper and the warranty is global anyway. Remember to add the cost of
> AppleCare to the price of the laptop while budgeting. Also, apple
> branded hardware upgrades and access
Bit the bullet and shelled out 74K for a 13" MacBook Air with 128GB SSD.
First impression is pretty good. I think saying anything more would be
considered seditious on this list :-)
Much thanks to all for helping me make my decision.
mano
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On Sun, 2011-08-21 at 02:12 +0800, Bharathi Subramanian wrote:
> On Sat, Aug 20, 2011 at 2:37 PM, Vamsee Kanakala wrote:
>
> > +1 for ThinkPad reliability.
>
> +1. I own 3 ThinkPads (R61e, T400, x220). Very reliable and stable
> machine.
you have started using laptops???
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On Sat, Aug 20, 2011 at 2:37 PM, Vamsee Kanakala wrote:
> +1 for ThinkPad reliability.
+1. I own 3 ThinkPads (R61e, T400, x220). Very reliable and stable machine.
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On Friday 19 August 2011 07:04 PM, Sidu Ponnappa wrote:
>
> I know people with ThinkPads that have gone for three or four years
> without any repairs at all. Macs aren't as reliable, but they come
> close.
+1 for ThinkPad reliability. I bought (an economy model at that - R51e,
if I'm not wrong) w
On Sat, 2011-08-20 at 03:00 +0530, krish wrote:
> > Haven't heard good things about Lenovo customer care.
>
>
> +1
> I've had very bad experiences with them regarding Lenovo x120e laptop.
> A
> trauma of 25 days.
looks like laptops and you do not get on well.
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On Fri, 2011-08-19 at 22:33 +0530, Manokaran K wrote:
> > 3 years with acer - power adapter died after 2 years - bought a new
> one.
> > That's it. (and it came with linux).
> >
>
>
> I have an Acer now (a TM 6292) and an Aspire One. Problem with both is
> that
> it gets very hot - even the keys
>
>
> Haven't heard good things about Lenovo customer care.
+1
I've had very bad experiences with them regarding Lenovo x120e laptop. A
trauma of 25 days.
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> 3 years with acer - power adapter died after 2 years - bought a new one.
> That's it. (and it came with linux).
>
2 years with acer and I ran 7 times to their service center in first 3
months with LCD issues, then heating issue and finally keyboard.
Sold my laptop after that.
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On Fri, Aug 19, 2011 at 10:33 PM, Manokaran K wrote:
>
> I have an Acer now (a TM 6292) and an Aspire One. Problem with both is that
> it gets very hot - even the keys are hot to touch.
>
> What model are you using? And what's your exp?
>
I have an Acer Aspire 5745, with Ubuntu 11.04 and I use
On Fri, Aug 19, 2011 at 4:14 PM, kenneth gonsalves
wrote:
> On Fri, 2011-08-19 at 16:00 +0530, 0 wrote:
> > > Hows the service / support from Lenovo?
> > >
>
> 3 years with acer - power adapter died after 2 years - bought a new one.
> That's it. (and it came with linux).
>
I have an Acer now (a
On Fri, Aug 19, 2011 at 7:04 PM, Sidu Ponnappa wrote:
> I want a reliable machine that I
> allows me to stay focussed on my work while providing a good
> experience. I don't want to have to mess around with X just to plug in
> a projector or to have a dual display.
>
I agree with some of your po
> Suppose I make my Macbook a dual boot machine, does it void Apple's
> warranty?
Not if you use Bootcamp, the dual boot software that ships with OSX.
The catch is that it is literally dual boot - only one other OS
besides OSX.
> If you are going to use the computer for web development, I would sa
On Fri, 2011-08-19 at 16:00 +0530, 0 wrote:
> > Hows the service / support from Lenovo?
> >
>
> Haven't heard good things about Lenovo customer care. If you are ok
> with
> a windows/linux laptop then I recommend dell with the right coverage
> options. I have used dell since 2005 and I have avai
> The change of environment that am comfortable with is defenitely weighing on
> my mind! I did not know we can run Mac OSX in a virtual machine. Is it just
> downloadable? In which case I'll check out ThinkPad X220.
>
> Hows the service / support from Lenovo?
>
Haven't heard good things about Len
If you aren't writing code for OS X and thinking of dual boot, you could get
a windows machine and use the extra money to buy an external moniter unless
you WANT a mac.
Sent from my Android.
On 19 Aug 2011 12:28, "krish" wrote:
> Leave the OSX in peace; use Virtualbox or VMWare and if you need
ev
On Fri, Aug 19, 2011 at 12:28 PM, krish wrote:
> Leave the OSX in peace; use Virtualbox or VMWare and if you need everything
> seamless.. pay for VMWare commercial version.
>
> +1
You can also use Parallels Desktop
http://www.parallels.com/products/desktop/
It works great.
Regards,
Arun
On Fri, Aug 19, 2011 at 11:19 AM, kenneth gonsalves
wrote:
> On Fri, 2011-08-19 at 10:52 +0530, Karthikeyan S wrote:
> > planning to create videos/movies, you can buy Mac system.
>
> linux is not good enough?
>
Probably.
The bundled audio visual apps which come along with any Mac is incredible.
Leave the OSX in peace; use Virtualbox or VMWare and if you need everything
seamless.. pay for VMWare commercial version.
I've worked with guys who are pure mac addicts and use Windows and Linux on
paid VMWare as they write code that needs to work on all 3 platforms.
Imho, that's the best way to
On Fri, Aug 19, 2011 at 11:33 AM, Akilan R wrote:
> On Fri, Aug 19, 2011 at 11:24 AM, Manokaran K wrote:
>
> > I did not know we can run Mac OSX in a virtual machine.
> >
>
> Two things. 1) It is more difficult than running Windows or GNU/Linux in a
> virtual machine. 2) It is *illegal.*
>
>
> >
On Fri, Aug 19, 2011 at 11:24 AM, Manokaran K wrote:
> I did not know we can run Mac OSX in a virtual machine.
>
Two things. 1) It is more difficult than running Windows or GNU/Linux in a
virtual machine. 2) It is *illegal.*
> Is it just
> downloadable?
>
Yes. You can purchase and download at
Thanks, everyone, for all the useful suggestions.
The change of environment that am comfortable with is defenitely weighing on
my mind! I did not know we can run Mac OSX in a virtual machine. Is it just
downloadable? In which case I'll check out ThinkPad X220.
Hows the service / support from Leno
On Fri, 2011-08-19 at 10:52 +0530, Karthikeyan S wrote:
> Am going to use it for web development
>>> If you are going to use the computer for web development, I
> would say
> don't buy Mac because it's too expensive for your requirement. If you
> are
> planning to create videos/movies, you can
Am going to use it for web development
>> If you are going to use the computer for web development, I would say
don't buy Mac because it's too expensive for your requirement. If you are
planning to create videos/movies, you can buy Mac system.
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> Am planning to go in for a new laptop. I have done some research and to me
> it seems the new MacBook Air (i5, 4GB, 13", 1.35Kgs, 128GB SSD) is a good
> buy! Am going to use it for web development
Its fun playing around and installing a lot of stuff but eventually you
just end up using only thi
Oh, I should point out that I'd vote for the TP X220 over the Apple
too if you travel a lot. Nothing more robust than an ThinkPad.
> But that's just me, so the best option would be to borrow a Mac for a while
> (and setup your work environment on it)
Remember that it takes at least a couple of we
On Thu, Aug 18, 2011 at 6:59 PM, Vamsee Kanakala wrote:
> give me the same money, I'd buy a ThinkPad X220 with SSD option and run
> Ubuntu (or Arch, if you're hard core :D) and run VirtualBox for Win7/Mac
> OSX needs, etc.
+1 for the Thinkpad.
- Raja
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On Thursday 18 August 2011 06:31 PM, Sidu Ponnappa wrote:
> I'll second Kenneth on OSX == BSD and that you don't really need
> Linux. I've been developing on OSX since '08 for software that is
> deployed to Linux servers with no problems.
I was just going to suggest Mano to post in the Chennai.rb/
I'll second Kenneth on OSX == BSD and that you don't really need
Linux. I've been developing on OSX since '08 for software that is
deployed to Linux servers with no problems. It's as good as a BSD box,
but with better user experience and it's also the finest hardware you
can buy in that form factor
On Thu, Aug 18, 2011 at 12:57 PM, Manokaran K wrote:
> Hi,
>
> >Am planning to go in for a new laptop. I have done some research and to me
> >it seems the new MacBook Air (i5, 4GB, 13", 1.35Kgs, 128GB SSD) is a good
> >buy!
>
>
OT: SSD's are good if you want speed and performance, but the failure
On Thu, 2011-08-18 at 12:57 +0530, Manokaran K wrote:
> Am planning to go in for a new laptop. I have done some research and
> to me
> it seems the new MacBook Air (i5, 4GB, 13", 1.35Kgs, 128GB SSD) is a
> good
> buy! Am going to use it for web development and am considering the
> following
> optio
On Thu, Aug 18, 2011 at 12:57 PM, Manokaran K wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Am planning to go in for a new laptop. I have done some research and to me
> it seems the new MacBook Air (i5, 4GB, 13", 1.35Kgs, 128GB SSD) is a good
> buy! Am going to use it for web development and am considering the
> following
>
On Thu, Aug 18, 2011 at 1:37 PM, Manokaran K wrote:
>
>
> Weight is a big criteria for me and considering Toshiba Portege, which
> weighs the same, costs 72K (with regular HDD), I felt its not bad. Also, I
> need a mac because I have been getting feedback that my web app does not
> work as expect
Thanks for the feedback, Bala.
On Thu, Aug 18, 2011 at 1:19 PM, balachandar muruganantham <
mbchan...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Thu, Aug 18, 2011 at 12:57 PM, Manokaran K wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > Am planning to go in for a new laptop. I have done some research and to
> me
> > it seems the new MacBo
On Thu, Aug 18, 2011 at 12:57 PM, Manokaran K wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Am planning to go in for a new laptop. I have done some research and to me
> it seems the new MacBook Air (i5, 4GB, 13", 1.35Kgs, 128GB SSD) is a good
> buy!
Good choice. but Expensive if you buy in INDIA.
> Am going to use it for
Hi,
Am planning to go in for a new laptop. I have done some research and to me
it seems the new MacBook Air (i5, 4GB, 13", 1.35Kgs, 128GB SSD) is a good
buy! Am going to use it for web development and am considering the following
options:
1. Make it a dual boot OSX and Ubuntu system
2. Use Virtua
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