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On 2012-02-26, at 3:49 PM, "jimmy -at- breck-mckye -dot- com"
<jimmy -at- breck-mckye -dot- com> wrote:
> Were you aware that you can run a Windows application on a Unix-like OSes with WINE? The performance and behaviour of different programs varies, but I have had some success using it on my Linux partition.
>
Oh yeah! I use Winebottler to run some of my Windows apps. It doesn't
work for all, but the main ones. Had I found this before I bought my
text editor, I would have stuck with my familiar Notetab Pro. Now it's
just one of three or four other options.
> That being said, I wouldn't recommend a laptop for 'serious' use unless portability is a real requirement. Laptops are rather expensive for what you get, cannot be upgraded and are vulnerable to overheating. Creating a compact computer means a lot of compromises on build quality.
>
Mac laptops don't do that. An when isn't portability an option? I
switched entirely to laptops years ago. I still have all of them, my
kids use my old ones. But I see how my Mac will outlive all the PCs
just because.
-Tony
-Tony
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