>
> Hi all and Happy New Year!
>
> I hope it's not considered abuse of the list to ask a question of the proper
> equipment to do Eclipse development. If so, I apologize and you just ignore
> the
> rest.
>
> I'm looking for a replacement for my 3 year old 14-inch (wide format)
> ThinkPad.
> I noticed that many of you had a ThinkPad (not strange considering IBM's
> dominance) at ESE, but I also noticed that many also had a MacBook (Pro I
> guess). I've read several comments that the MacBook has become one of the best
> Eclipse development machines:
> - the usability is in general great
> - SWT is becoming better on MacOSX
> - the Unix foundation makes it a good server (SVN, Tomcat, Geronimo, Axis...)
> and allows old-fashioned scripting
> - it handles memory-intensive applications better than Windows
> - runs Windows programs well in BootCamp or using virtualization software like
> Fusion of Parallel.
>
> While I don't hate Windows (although Vista has made it easier), it has served
> me
> well for many years, I've concluded that I'd rather have a Unix-based laptop
> due
> to better scaling, robustness, scripting etc. What I don't know is how MacOSX
> compares to Linux when it comes to hosting Eclipse and web server-based
> applications. After having seen the announcement of the new 17-inch MacBook
> Pro
> (I think I can afford it), I know what my heart wants, but the experience of
> others count a lot. E.g. how important is the screen size, how does MacOSX
> compare to Linux (Unix foundation, administration/installation and Window
> Management), Java support etc.
>
> Hallvard
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