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  Why Install Linux on Your Mac?
Subject:   iBook vs Desktop
Date:   2004-12-02 14:49:55
From:   llanitedave
I dual-booted Mandrake 8.0 on my 2001 iBook. I removed it when it became clear that the old 10g hard drive simply didn't have room for both systems. I have an old x86 desktop that I'm running Fedora Core 2 on -- I like it a lot. I have a newer G4 iBook with 10.3 on it. While I appreciate the arguments on both sides here, I really think OSX is unbeatable as a *general-purpose* user system. Combined with the hardware quality in the iBook, it's an indispensible tool for me. I'm a field geologist, and part of my work takes me into the desert, working drill rigs in very dusty conditions. My iBook has taken incredible physical abuse and survived with flying colors.


Here's the bottom line: for generic hardware, Linux is clearly superior. For raw performance, I'm convinced that Linux is superior. For a laptop, for the money I can spend, I simply can't beat an iBook running OSX and its standard included applications.
If I wanted to hack, I'd use Linux. If I want to save money with inexpensive hardware, I use Linux. My next desktop machine will run Linux. My next laptop, though, will be a Mac. I'm just lazy that way.
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  • iBook vs Desktop
    2004-12-10 10:34:14  garymontcalm [Reply | View]

    I'm also a Mac-using geologist. Please email me at garym@shreve.net--I would love to hear what kind of software you are using.