Woot! Sounds great.

Post #254,423 by Another Scott 5/4/06 1:34:46 PM Reply	Woot! Sounds great. The 2623D7U looks pretty good, but IBM says 3-6 weeks delivery. $1800 at IBM.com If you want to configure a T60 yourself, they offer a 7200 rpm 100 GB hard drive for $220 - $120 more than the 5400 rpm version. I assume VMWare on Ubuntu will work with both processors in the Duo, but didn't see anything specific about that in a quick browse at vmware.com If they don't at present, it's hard to imagine that they won't soon. Ubuntu should have no problem with it (Linux has done SMP for a long time). In situations like this, I usually decide what I'm willing to spend and then get the best machine I can for the money. It rarely makes sense to buy top-of-the-line. Luck! Cheers, Scott.
Post #254,429 by inthane-chan 5/4/06 1:49:21 PM Reply	What Scott said. I'd also push for the 7200rpm drive over the 5400 - if you're running VMWare, you've got two seperate "systems" hammering the same drive over 'n over 'n over 'n over... Remember, your computer is only as fast as it's slowest bottleneck. When somebody asks you to trade your freedoms for security, it isn't your* security they're talking about.*
Post #254,467 by Meerkat 5/4/06 9:07:20 PM Reply	What? Nobody's said "Buy a MacBook Pro" yet?! Two out of three people wonder where the other one is.
Post #254,477 by Steve Lowe 5/4/06 11:42:05 PM Reply	That would be my first personal choice, actually. But, there's a couple of problems with that. First off, I need to be able to run windows (boot camp would work, but is beta - and I'd much prefer virtualization) and Linux. Is possible to tri-boot a MacBookPro - but it's hardly elegant and definitely not supported. Also, I need uber-connectivity - the MacBookPro doesn't have a pc-card slot in favor of the ExpressCard/34 slot. I haven't yet found an evdo or edge card for that. A nice wintel laptop and a new intel mini are the route i'm planning to go at this point. -- Steve [link\|http://www.ubuntulinux.org\|Ubuntu]
Post #254,832 by Steve Lowe 5/9/06 5:23:59 AM Reply	Then again.... I just found [link\|http://www.parallels.com/en/products/workstation/mac/\|this] and read about [link\|http://www.evdoinfo.com/EVDO_Products/ExpressCards_%26_USB_Devices/Novatel_XV620_-_EVDO_ExpressCard_20060410730/\|this]. More research is definitely in order...but damn it's looking good for a MacBookPro! -- Steve [link\|http://www.ubuntulinux.org\|Ubuntu]

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