Geek Decision

Posted by Shaun on March 29th 2006

Acer/Mac

It’s a really tough decision – I want both sooo badly. The prices and specs are roughly the same.

Which way would you go?

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11 Comments Received

Janiza
March 29th, 2006 @9:28 pm

Does not matter what you select, you will still need to get rid of the OS on the machine So the question is which one runs linux better

Lord Provost
March 29th, 2006 @10:18 pm

the acer, simply becauese apple has whored itself by now using Intel chips! punish them!

PSSB
March 30th, 2006 @11:00 am

Whilst I agree with L.Provost, I also maintain that Apple machines are just to damn fine to ignore. They are different and exciting. Do you really want just another notebook? Especially when your paying 20k+?

janiza
March 30th, 2006 @11:49 am

http://www.linux-on-laptops.com/apple.html

Agree with PSSB, the apple machine looks way cooler.

Brad
March 30th, 2006 @4:02 pm

Non geek answer: If it doesn’t use petrol or diesel, you shouldn’t be spending so much cash on it.

Gabbahead
March 30th, 2006 @4:36 pm

It depends on what you need to do. For heavy photo processing and design work, a Mac is obviously the better choice. But a Windows platform gives you much more software, especially when it comes to blogs and complimentory services. P2P is also much simpler and better supported on a Windows platform.

Forget Linux. Nice OS, but when you want high mobility it’s a pain. Remember that if you intend to travel a lot, your notebook becomes another limb and then you don’t want to sit and suffer with incompatibilities between systems. Also, only go Linux if you know Linux; it’s not an intuitive OS an gets in the way of general (not IT) workflow.

Ideally, though, the Mac is probably best. But check its battery life; apparently the Intel chip is a bit more power hungry. Btw, Asus and HP have some great notebooks as well.

Oscar Reitsma
March 31st, 2006 @9:36 am

Brad’s still in the era of: “If it don’t got a steering mechanism and accelerator, don’t ride it!” Shut up and get married already!
Not owning a mac I can’t really comment, but I have a feeling it will be a bit restrictive in the foss dept.