Comments on: A new laptop http://www.snell-pym.org.uk/archives/2009/12/05/a-new-laptop/ Sarah and Alaric Snell-Pym living in interesting times Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:44:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: @ndy http://www.snell-pym.org.uk/archives/2009/12/05/a-new-laptop/comment-page-1/#comment-117754 @ndy Mon, 07 Dec 2009 17:08:44 +0000 http://www.snell-pym.org.uk/?p=1887#comment-117754 <p>What could you possibly accomplish from Windows on your <em>work</em> laptop other than start a Windows port?</p> What could you possibly accomplish from Windows on your work laptop other than start a Windows port?

]]> By: Ben http://www.snell-pym.org.uk/archives/2009/12/05/a-new-laptop/comment-page-1/#comment-117734 Ben Mon, 07 Dec 2009 09:30:16 +0000 http://www.snell-pym.org.uk/?p=1887#comment-117734 <p>No, it was sarcasm. Sorry about that.</p> No, it was sarcasm. Sorry about that.

]]> By: alaric http://www.snell-pym.org.uk/archives/2009/12/05/a-new-laptop/comment-page-1/#comment-117636 alaric Sun, 06 Dec 2009 15:55:31 +0000 http://www.snell-pym.org.uk/?p=1887#comment-117636 <p>I take it you mean "buy anything OTHER THAN a Mac" :-)</p> <p>But that's not the point. I could have stayed with the Windows 7 install on this laptop and it would doubtless have been a seamless experience. I felt it was time to stray from closed-source OSes, so I'd have had some fun getting things installed no matter what platform I started from!</p> I take it you mean "buy anything OTHER THAN a Mac" :-)

But that's not the point. I could have stayed with the Windows 7 install on this laptop and it would doubtless have been a seamless experience. I felt it was time to stray from closed-source OSes, so I'd have had some fun getting things installed no matter what platform I started from!

]]> By: Ben http://www.snell-pym.org.uk/archives/2009/12/05/a-new-laptop/comment-page-1/#comment-117549 Ben Sat, 05 Dec 2009 23:00:40 +0000 http://www.snell-pym.org.uk/?p=1887#comment-117549 <p>After reading about the entertainment you've had setting up your new laptop, I wonder why anyone would ever buy a Mac.</p> <p>Incidentally, is the time you spent on this worth less than the difference in cost?</p> After reading about the entertainment you've had setting up your new laptop, I wonder why anyone would ever buy a Mac.

Incidentally, is the time you spent on this worth less than the difference in cost?

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