Been working on sleeping better.

[memnus]

What can I do with a MacBook Pro that I couldn't do with a Thinkpad T61? Coverflow and everything related don't make a difference to me.

The airport motif is starting to show up in my dreams again. I don't usually put much stock in dreams, but some things I can't deny to myself. My airport dreams are portents of change, my subconscious acknowledging that things are not going to stay as they are. Not that I need them to tell me this! Last night I also dreamed that someone gave me a motorcycle. It was yellow, and had different sets of brakes for different speeds.

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Comments

[gdarklighter.livejournal.com]

I think it's more important to ask what you'd like to do that a T61 can't, and see if a MacBook Pro can.

[memnus.livejournal.com]

The one thing that comes to mind is a good native programming environment, but that doesn't hold up. I can get Visual Studio for free; if I want to code without it I can run Cygwin or even make GCC/G++ play nice with Eclipse. Eclipse also gets me Java. IDLE is what I'd start with for anything Python.

[derakon.livejournal.com]

Ultimately the big one is just going to be MacOS X; if you don't care about that you basically have a fairly well-made laptop with a couple of unusual features (built-in webcam and shock sensors).

I use OS X largely because I like it and I'm used to it. I have fairly extensive experience with Windows and Linux now as part of my job, and while I can use them, I'm more comfortable in OS X. Ultimately I suspect that you'll be most productive in the OS you're most used to, though. I would recommend trying out OS X if you're sick of wrestling with your computer to get it to do what you want it to do, assuming that's even a problem.

[memnus.livejournal.com]

In all honesty, I think what will tip me is that the Thinkpad can deliver 1680x1050 in a 15" model.

[derakon.livejournal.com]

I've never personally understood the desire for ever-bigger resolutions on monitors that are so small. I'd rather not be straining my eyes, thanks.

Then again, I don't really try to get serious work done on a laptop.