[thelist] Web Development Machine

[Chris at globet.com]

Andrew

> >> on an Apple MacBook Pro? Does anyone have any 
> (constructive) comments 
> >> regarding the idea of developing .NET applications in Windows on a 
> >> MacBook Pro?
> 
> Go to an Apple Store (if you have one near you) and see if 
> they have one that you could check out.

The first thing that I did was go to the Apple store on Regent's Street.
The sales guy that I talked to was disappointingly ignorant. All I
really managed to get was a tirade against Windows from someone who by
their own admission hadn't used it since Windows 98, and a superficial
demo of how to access files and programs. This was not at all what I was
expecting, but after some time Googleing I found someone who had got a
beta version of Vista to boot (in principle), and someone who had a
triple boot of Windows, Linux and OSX. It all looked quite interesting.

[..]

> All things considered I strongly recommend going the Mac 
> route. I know someone with one of the new Mac/Intel machines 
> (a MacBookPro) and he's quite happy (but not booting Windows).

I've wanted a Mac for some time, so my idea was to offset the cost of
the MacBook Pro by doubling it as a development machine; as I mentioned
this must be a Windows environment.

[..]

> (not trying to start a flame war, jests being honest!)

Indeed, thanks for your comments.

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