"Linux switch saved city millions and reduced user complaints"

Re:"Linux switch saved city millions and reduced user compla... by AnthonyMouse on Monday April 02, 2012 @11:13AM (#3788487)

It isn't a matter of comparing like for like; that isn't the problem. The problem is that the single cheapest Mac laptop is $1000. If all you're doing is web and email, you may not need a Core i5 or SSD. You can get a PC laptop which is more than fast enough for Mom usage for less than half that price, especially if you put Ubuntu on it and don't have to run antivirus.

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Re:"Linux switch saved city millions and reduced user compla... by Uchikoma on Monday April 02, 2012 @11:45AM (#3788633)

"It isn't a matter of comparing like for like; that isn't the problem."

Never heard that in a discussion. I thought it was all about comparing like to like. The OP didn't say "for reading emails". Especially as he gave the example of 100% Office compatibility (Office 2011?).

Or you could compare live time value. I've broken several Thinkpads in a small amount of time, my wife uses a MacBook for more than 5 years with the newest operating system and applications.

Or, if you need email, only use a phone. Or if you only surf the web, buy a tablet. Or if you only do small amounts of web and email, don't buy anything at all and go to a free library. It depends.

But the argument was that a Mac laptop is much more expensive than a PC laptop for working with Office. Which it is not to my knowledge.

If you don't need it, don't buy it - no argument there.

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Re:"Linux switch saved city millions and reduced user compla... by AnthonyMouse on Monday April 02, 2012 @06:51PM (#3790504)

Is your premise that you need a Core i5 to use Office? That seems like a stretch. You can get Core i3 or AMD A-series laptops in the $500 range which are more than fast enough for Office and still half the price of any Mac laptop, e.g. this one:

http://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?oc=bqct14...

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Re:"Linux switch saved city millions and reduced user compla... by Uchikoma on Tuesday April 03, 2012 @07:19AM (#3792432)

I only can repeat myself. "If you don't need it, don't buy it - no argument there."

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