Re: [OT] New Laptop...Any suggestions

[Steve Abbott <steveabb+ukha@xxxxxxxxx>]

I concur with Mark, and the new cheap macbooks are more powerful
than=20=20
my BlackBook. I adore my apple.  I run Visual Studio 2005 and SQL=20=20
Server 2005 on Windows 2003 inside a Parallels virtual machine, and=20=20
it works better than my company HP desktop machine.  For everything=20=20
else, Mac apps are generally better or cheaper than Windows apps.


On 30 Aug 2007, at 13:39, Mark McCall wrote:

>
> > I'm currently looking for a new laptop - something under =A31k
> > with the following spec:
>
> Have to say I'm loving my MacBook. It's 13.3" which is a much
nicer=20=20
> size
> than 15" (for me anyway). It's got everything in your list.=20=20
> Parallels will
> cost =A352 and allow you to run Vista nice and fast. I have XP virtual
> machine on mine, but I must say I'm having to use it less and
less=20=20
> as I find
> Mac apps to do most things I need.
>
> M.
>
>
>=20



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