Answer» Continuing what Johnk SAID about Macs being expensive: Their cheapest Mac laptop is $1044 LAST time I checked. Its about the EQUIVALENT of a $600 laptop.
There are some distributions of Linux that can be installed on Apple Macintosh computers, however, this DOES NOT make purchasing a Mac worth it.
Like I said before, Windows is preloaded on most computers anyways.
You can use a boot manager like GRUB or LiLo to boot both Linux and Windows.
A note about using WINE (Wine is not an emulator) Wine supports almost all .exe files, however, there has been reported difficulties with some programs. Installers requiring a .MSI file may need a separate program. Please see the following for information on Wine and programs that are compatible with it: http://appdb.winehq.org/
Another note: If you plan on using Ubuntu, you probably want to make sure you have an Internet connection (for updates, and using the Synaptics Program Manager) so you can get more applications.
A final note: Good luck on what ever you end up choosing! At least I can have a wireless network on a MAC. Quote from: Raptor on April 26, 2007, 05:09:43 AM At least I can have a wireless network on a MAC.
Uproar at the Black Hat convention when the discovery of the easy hack for Apples using their wifi system.
You can do Adhoc with Windows, no router needed. LINUX!
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