Life is grand

So all this recent switching from Mac to Linux has me wondering whether a switch from Windows to Mac is right for me. Maybe I too should jump Mac and head straight for Ubuntu from Windows. I’ve used Ubuntu a bit and was really impressed. That it is funded and started by a fellow South African just makes it better.

One point Cory makes is that you can get a small-form Lenovo ThinkPad T60p with a good deal more grunt for less than the MacBook or MacBook Pro I was thinking of getting. I love the design of the MacBook hardware itself rather than the Mac operating system but is it worth the extra pennies? The ThinkPad is a decent looking laptop too and apparently quite brilliant.

What do you reckon. Has Linux desktop’s time come in the form of Ubuntu and is a MacBook worth it?

Below the two RAM slots (at the base of the battery cavity) is where you’ll find the MacBook’s hard disk drive. Without disassembling the notebook, users will be able to quickly removing some protective aluminum shielding and lift the drive out of the computer.

Apple’s previous line of consumer notebooks, the iBook, required that an authorized service provider perform all hard drive replacements

Replacing the HD in a MacBook is easy. This is good news.

Apple have finally released what I have been waiting for; the 13.3″ MacBook. It replaces the iBook line and has a different casing to the MacBook Pros. I priced one at €1,419 (2.0Ghz, 1Gb RAM, 60Gb HD) which for a Mac is wonderfully cheap. My only gripe is that the HD is just a 5400RPM, I’d have preffered some 7200RPM options.

I’ll wait for some reviews but my card is cocked and ready to bring me into the Mac fan-club.