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Re: [LUG] Laptop recommendations

 

On Sat, 10 Feb 2007 15:10:20 +0000
Grant Sewell <dcglug@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Yeah, sorry about this... I was just kinda hijacking the topic.  I
> know that the iBooks have outstanding batterylife, and I have been
> considering getting an Apple laptop for sometime for this reason... I
> was curious if Apple had done anything fancy with the hardware to make
> the x86 Macbooks have as long a battery life as their PPC
> predecessors.

Well, Apple are still claiming up to 6 hours battery life for the 12"
MacBook which is the x85 replacement for the iBook that I use.

http://store.apple.com/Apple/WebObjects/ukstore.woa/wa/RSLID?mco=32B42242&nclm=MacBook

> If not, then there's no reason (for me) to go for an x86
> Macbook over a "normal" x86 laptop considering it'd be running Debian
> anyway. :D

Other reasons would include weight 2360g, depth 2.75cm and 512Mb of RAM,
£749.

Just remember, even the x86 machines retain the SINGLE mouse button.

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