[TriLUG] Advice on an ultra-light notebook

[Matt Pusateri]

Greg is right, initially there may be some cajoling or mocking(but 
probably not more than they already give you), but eventually they'll 
thank you whole heartedly.

Matt P.

Greg Brown wrote:
> No, you will convert them on by one.  My entire family (sister, brother in
> law, nieces, nephews, parents and wife) are have switched.  I did back in
> the early OS X days because, well, of OS X.
>
> Greg
>
> On Jan 16, 2008 2:18 PM, Andrew Perrin <clists at perrin.socsci.unc.edu> wrote:
>
>   
>> Hmmm - will I ever live it down w/ my family if I buy an Apple?.... but it
>> sure does look nice.
>>
>> Andy
>>
>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>> Andrew J Perrin - andrew_perrin (at) unc.edu -
>> http://perrin.socsci.unc.edu
>> Associate Professor of Sociology; Book Review Editor, _Social Forces_
>> University of North Carolina - CB#3210, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3210 USA
>>
>>
>>
>> On Wed, 16 Jan 2008, David McDowell wrote:
>>
>>     
>>> Welcome to the world of Apple, it's the 3 lb MacBook Air!
>>>
>>> http://www.apple.com/macbookair/
>>>
>>> enjoy,
>>> David
>>>
>>> On Jan 16, 2008 1:46 PM, Andrew Perrin <clists at perrin.socsci.unc.edu>
>>>       
>> wrote:
>>     
>>>> It's getting to be time to replace my laptop, which is currently a
>>>>         
>> Sharp
>>     
>>>> Actius PC-MM10. I like it a lot - particularly its extremely light
>>>>         
>> weight
>>     
>>>> and ease of carrying. However, battery life is poor.  Any advice? I
>>>>         
>> need
>>     
>>>> it to run linux competently and preferably have built-in both ethernet
>>>>         
>> and
>>     
>>>> wi-fi. Built-in bluetooth would be a plus, but not an important one.
>>>>         
>> Very
>>     
>>>> light and good battery life are the most important.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Andy
>>>>
>>>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>> Andrew J Perrin - andrew_perrin (at) unc.edu -
>>>>         
>> http://perrin.socsci.unc.edu
>>     
>>>> Associate Professor of Sociology; Book Review Editor, _Social Forces_
>>>> University of North Carolina - CB#3210, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3210 USA
>>>>
>>>>         
>>