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Get a Core i7 15" Macbook Pro. Treat yourself, you gets what you pays for. 13" bit too small for working on all day.
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Originally posted by eek View Postsurely zsh. I want my tab key to do the work.
zsh and tcsh exist on my SGI Fuel, pity it's no noisy...
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Originally posted by Churchill View PostHe could telnet/virtual desktop into the development machines if he needs real horsepower.
Originally posted by Churchill View PostOpenSuse 64bit ftw...Last edited by Sysman; 13 September 2011, 12:36.
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Originally posted by portseven View PostGet a 13" Macbook Pro - full screen bash prompt and you will fit right in the Linux environment.
WYSE TERMINAL AND KEYBOARD X 20 UNITS | eBay
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Originally posted by FiveTimes View PostI am about to return to contracting and the gig I've landed is mainly WFH with 2/3 days on client site every 2 weeks. I've been told that the environment is mainly Linux. Most of the contractors have mac book pros.
I've never owned a mac before and this could be ideal - however I'm struggling to justify the cost of one.
So I'm asking the panel - Mac book pro or New laptop with linux ?
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Originally posted by Churchill View PostAlienware, loaded to within an inch of your creditlimit!
i7, Dual Graphics Adapter, 32 Gigs Ram...
Forget battery life, what you're after is a mobile desktop...
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Originally posted by Churchill View PostHe could telnet/virtual desktop into the development machines if he needs real horsepower.
OpenSuse 64bit ftw...
Originally posted by Churchill View PostAlienware, loaded to within an inch of your creditlimit!
i7, Dual Graphics Adapter, 32 Gigs Ram...
Forget battery life, what you're after is a mobile desktop...
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Originally posted by Churchill View PostAlienware, loaded to within an inch of your creditlimit!
i7, Dual Graphics Adapter, 32 Gigs Ram...
Forget battery life, what you're after is a mobile desktop...
Good machines but they're not exactly road warrior kit!
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Originally posted by FiveTimes View PostSo going for a regular yet powerful windows laptop, vm player and an linux iso build.
Seems like a plan
Next question - what laptop
i7, Dual Graphics Adapter, 32 Gigs Ram...
Forget battery life, what you're after is a mobile desktop...
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Originally posted by eek View PostYou're a contractor. Now buy the 13" Mac book air* and be happy.
* Unless you are dealing with programs that require more than 4gb of memory at which point the Mac book pro is a better bet.
OpenSuse 64bit ftw...
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