It's painful, but I intend to -- I was planning on getting a new macbook pro soon (not to mention a bigger ipod), but while I love their hardware I think I've bought my last piece for some time now.
I'm in the same situation. I was waiting for the next generation macbook pro, but now I don't want to buy it.
Unfortunately, buying a windows laptop and supporting Microsoft doesn't appeal to me either. Now I have to decide if I am unhappy enough with Apple to justify the effort that a linux laptop would entail.
You may want to reconsider Ubuntu (the new LTS release will come out end of april).
My apple owning colleagues were suprised how easy it is nowadays. Granted, i customized it a lot to match exactly with my workflow, but i guess i'm around 30% faster then i could be on a mac or windows, in terms of organizing tasks, tracking information/time, getting different tasks done.
Also, if you haven't tried linux for some time: gnomes' apps integrate quite well nowadays (contacts, mail, calendar on the desktop and if you use it, with google mail/contacts/calendar). In conjunction with an android phone it makes up for a pretty good and efficient working environment.
Given that this is a site for 'hackers', I would think that a lot of the effort involved in using Linux is something that will eventually be repaid in terms of a better understanding of how your computer and its operating system work, and increased freedom. Also, as others have said, Ubuntu is rapidly improving.
Most manufacturers have an option buried somewhere deep in their websites to allow you to order computers at least without an OS preinstalled. Some offer Linux pre-installed; if you don't like the distro that comes on it, no bother, just install your favorite.
You might consider supporting system76. They sell computers with Ubuntu pre-loaded.
I'm in the same place. I was waiting for updated Macbook Pros with a Corei7 and now I'm going to take a pass. I don't like the way Apple is going and the biggest vote I have is my wallet. I'll probably end up with Ubuntu on a laptop from Lenovo or HP.
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It's painful, but I intend to -- I was planning on getting a new macbook pro soon (not to mention a bigger ipod), but while I love their hardware I think I've bought my last piece for some time now.
I'm in the same situation. I was waiting for the next generation macbook pro, but now I don't want to buy it.
Unfortunately, buying a windows laptop and supporting Microsoft doesn't appeal to me either. Now I have to decide if I am unhappy enough with Apple to justify the effort that a linux laptop would entail.
You may want to reconsider Ubuntu (the new LTS release will come out end of april). My apple owning colleagues were suprised how easy it is nowadays. Granted, i customized it a lot to match exactly with my workflow, but i guess i'm around 30% faster then i could be on a mac or windows, in terms of organizing tasks, tracking information/time, getting different tasks done.
Also, if you haven't tried linux for some time: gnomes' apps integrate quite well nowadays (contacts, mail, calendar on the desktop and if you use it, with google mail/contacts/calendar). In conjunction with an android phone it makes up for a pretty good and efficient working environment.
Given that this is a site for 'hackers', I would think that a lot of the effort involved in using Linux is something that will eventually be repaid in terms of a better understanding of how your computer and its operating system work, and increased freedom. Also, as others have said, Ubuntu is rapidly improving.
What effort would that entail?
Most manufacturers have an option buried somewhere deep in their websites to allow you to order computers at least without an OS preinstalled. Some offer Linux pre-installed; if you don't like the distro that comes on it, no bother, just install your favorite.
You might consider supporting system76. They sell computers with Ubuntu pre-loaded.
I'm in the same place. I was waiting for updated Macbook Pros with a Corei7 and now I'm going to take a pass. I don't like the way Apple is going and the biggest vote I have is my wallet. I'll probably end up with Ubuntu on a laptop from Lenovo or HP.