They're so good at what they do, they make hair grow on your palms.

I have had my refurbished iBook since august of 2006, and virtually no problems, the case is cracking some, but my glue job is holding so far.
I think I am going for an eee pc with Linux next.

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2018 Subaru Crosstrek (Mine)
2019 Subaru Outback (Wife's)
1979 300CD (sold)

macbook since about this time last year.

not going back to windoze

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bmw 2002.
long live the legend

Might want to check out the Dell Mini 9...there are some screaming deals in the Outlet store right now, not to mention it has some selling points over the eeePC. The ASUS is nice, but the build quality of the Mini 9 is pretty sweet...feels very solid, a little better than the Asus, IMO. It's also very upgrade friendly, unlike all the other netbooks I've seen - everything is pretty accessible.

Mine arrived yesterday, with XP installed - none of the Outlet deals have Ubuntu. No big deal - had 8.10 running on it in short order, with just a couple minor tweaks necessary to get all the hardware working.

And if you're up for such things, it reportedly runs OS X very well...haven't tried that yet.

Define Mac User.

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91 560 SEC AMG - other dogs dd
01 Honda S2000 - dogs dd
07 MB ML320 CDI - dd
16 Lexus IS250 - wifes dd

it's automatic.

I have been using my 7 year old (2002) PowerBook G4 12" since early 06', and I haven't had any problems with it. It has been incredibly reliable. These things are like the Mercedes diesels of computers! I've dropped this thing probably four times since I've owned it, and it never breaks. The case has huge dents and creases in it, but I just bend it back into shape over my knee, and it keeps going.

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Current cars:
2000 ML55 AMG, 174k miles
2003 C240 T-Modell, 202k miles
1995 S320, 207k Miles

I'm a recreation user, not hardcore. I can quit any time. Honest. I just choose not to.

Just ordered a Mini 9 over the weekend and waiting for Dell to deliver. Dell is blowing them out pending the release of the Mini 10, so the 512MB, 4GB, Ubuntu with no camera was under $200 . . . no brainer since 2GB ram is cheap and so are the solid state drives. Checking around, folks have installed OS X 10.5.6 (Leopard) on it, with nearly 100% function of all the device features. Apparently there's even space inside the case for a GPS receiver to be wired in.

Apple is not very happy about the apparent compatibility with the Atom powered Dell Mini . . . it probably cuts into their plans for an Atom based netbook.

Progress is a b**ch ain't it?

Or ... Think about all of the Apple workers who, through no fault of their own, will be put out of work! We need to protect their jobs!

I'm doing my part for Cupertino . . .

As a result of being given a free 17" CoreDuo iMac with LCD issues, I have wound up buying:

- 2GB of ram to max it out
- KVM switch to hook it up to the LCD panel that the PC uses
- Mini DVI to VGA adapter
- OS X 10.5.6 and the new iLife '09 (facial recognition in iPhoto!)
- Service & Tech Manual CD

Last week, I was given a free 17" G5 iMac . . . needs new motherboard capacitors, so it seems they were snookered by cheap asian parts just like Dell. I think my leisure weekends are set for awhile.

Great little box...picked one up several weeks back.

And yup...OS X goes on without much pain, even if you don't have a DVD drive - here's the install screen from when I played around with it, using the dual flash drive install method documented over at MyDellMini.com.

However...I blasted OS X after a couple days, and went back to Ubuntu 8.10. Mainly, because I like it better, but it also has fewer issues. Were I of the mind to keep OS X on the Mini, two problems I encountered drove me batty. First, the touchpad drivers/settings are whacked...I tried a bunch of different settings, and never did get the one thing I like best about OS X (multitouch) working well. Also, sleep/hibernate gave me fits, although I've read others have figured out workarounds. Last I read, the SD slot wasn't working either.

Still...the Mini is probably the cheapest way to get OS X running on a portable, and if the remaining kinks can be worked out I might play around with it again.

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And yes...that's a bra in the background. Much as I'd like to brag about getting lucky in the kitchen, truth is, the island doubles as a laundry counter.

Grass never grows on the playground....

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2012 SLK 350
1987 420 SEL

My experience with Mac products has been mixed. I got my wife an iMac last year. It's not horrible. Locks up about as often as the PC she used to use. A friend who does a lot of photography spent about $5,000 on a Mac a couple months ago. He has spent a lot of time on the phone with the tech support people trying to figure out why it freezes up. The only answer they have come up with so far is to turn it off, disconnect everything, wait, reconnect everything, and turn it back on. He does this on a regular basis. The wife's iPod Nano also has had its problems. First, the design is not user friendly. Second, some of the controls are intermittent. Third, and most egregious, it has no on-off switch. Holding the "Menu" button down and holding it will usually turn it off. Works about 90% of the time.

I was beginning to think that Microsoft was going to catch up to Apple, or that Apple was going to fall back to Microsoft's level. Then Microsoft came out with Vista.

I don't know what to think now.

Is it that much different then microsoft ? Not that computer savvy.My grandson has the Mac Book and it seems very small.The imac has a 20: screen but is not portable.I don't know which one to buy.They are very expensive around 1150.00.