>>> Paul and everyone.
>>>
>>>
>>> For all you fans of Mac as well as CNC of aluminum objects
>>> check
>>> this out.
>>>
>>>
>>> http://www.apple.com/macbook/the-new-macbook/
>>>
>>>
>>> Doug in Japan
>>>
>>>
>>> Where is the beef? HOW fast is it? WHAT does it weigh? HOW long
>>> does
>>> the battery last? Does it have solid state storage memory? Mac! The
>>> computer for latte sipping naive computer buyers :)
>>>
>>>
>>> Paul Lamar
>>
>>> It has little tiny holes.
>>>
>>> http://www.apple.com/macbook/design.html
>>>
>>> Look to the right of the thumbscoop. You see nothing. Until you close
>>> the display and your MacBook goes to sleep. Then an LED glow appears
>>> from inside the enclosure. How? During the CNC process, a machine first
>>> thins out the aluminum. Then a laser drill creates small perforations
>>> for the LED light to shine through. These holes are so tiny that the
>>> aluminum appears seamless when the light is off.
>>>
>>> Jeff Martin.
>>
>>
>>> Cool! Hey thats worth paying the extra $1000 for it alone :)
>>>
>>> Paul Lamar
>>
>> I don't sip lattes but I am going to buy one as I wouldn't buy any
>> Microshit based computer.
>> Ken
>
>> Take a look at the EeePC. It is a $1000 dollars cheaper and comes
>> with way more software. All free. It also has more I/O. Solid state
>> 40 gig drive and six hour battery life. Only 3 pounds. Fast on and
>> off. It runs Linux which is just about the same OS as the Mac runs.
>> Try it. You will love it as much as I do.
>>
>> Paul Lamar
>
> No thanks I am not a computer geek and don't want to spend the time
> learning the Linux and 40 gigs just don't cut it as I have over 80
> gigs of music alone and the Mac has a 320 gig drive.
> Ken


I second the Linux angle. Many distros are getting quite good at the non
Linux geek thing. Dunno I've been on a MacBook pro OSX 10.5.x for approx
7 months now, am a Unix administrator, and unfortunately the Mac doesn't
impress me over XP. I can get the same work done on either. While the
chassis of the MacBook Pro is best in the biz I'm still looking for
those ease of use features in OSX. Even found a good number of bugs.
Many days I spend time wishing I were back on XP. OK so a term and ssh
are nice but in corporate world reality one still needs MS Office (Open
Office is almost there) and thats the same on any platform. In my view
XP has a better and more practical user interface (Just try dual
monitors on a Mac vs XP). My next stop is to get a decent IBM T500
Lenovo and drop Ubuntu Linux on it an give it a whirl for a few months.

PS. Don't mind a Latte or good Portioli coffee!

-Karl