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Buying a laptop for work and travel – choose the OS/software first

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1 points by contentkraft 9 years ago · 5 comments

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contentkraftOP 9 years ago

Reading guides how to choose a laptop for work and travel always seems to contain a few things:

1. it has to be sturdy

2. it should have a good keyboard & trackpad

But what about the software? I’ve come across a lot of people that bought MacBooks only to realise that they actually needed Windows (to run specific software). I don’t think installing Windows on a Mac is a bad idea but why not think about the software first and buy the hardware according to your needs?

What do you think?

herbst 9 years ago

Thinkpad. Good keyboard. Good battery. Good everything

Edit:// The article claims that aluminium is somehow more sturdy than any plastic. How comes they aint even MIL certified then? I throw mz thinkpad on the ground regularly and it barely has scratches where every macbook would be broken.

  • contentkraftOP 9 years ago

    I know the top model Thinkpads are very durable and are tested under extreme conditions. But those aren’t made from plastic alone as far as I know but use polycarbonate, magnesium, carbon fibre, metal hinges and so on.

moondev 9 years ago

My mid 2015 15" pro boots osx windows and linux. I spend most of my time in solus os. It has fantastic support for MacBooks.

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