From: Scott Ellsworth Date: 2005-10-05T07:01:47+09:00 Subject: Re: OFF Topics :: PC-laptop or Powerbook In article , Squeak Smalltalk wrote: > If you use a powerbook give me some advice ? I do use one, and am very happy with it. I am not doing that much Ruby at the moment, but it works well when I do. I especially love the Unix layer being there, but not being somethnig I have to use all the time. I get a nice GUI when I want one, and a full bash/vim/apache command line for the tasks it is suited for. Sales pitch aside: really, take the advice of some other posters and go experiment with one at an Apple store, then with appropriate PC laptops. There are tradeoffs, and it is good to know what they are. Also, be aware that new Intel-based laptops are going to show up from Apple sometime soon. I am betting on next May or so, but we have only been promised that 'Intel machines will ship before WWDC 2006, with a full transition before the end of 2007'. Still, laptops are a likely first machine, as Intel mobile chips deliver amazing battery life. Scott -- Scott Ellsworth scott@alodar.nospam.com Java and database consulting for the life sciences