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Any system administrator types out there??
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<blockquote data-quote="Emrys" data-source="post: 23413" data-attributes="member: 2"><p>I am an AIX SysAdmin... Responsible for supporting thousands of machines, and I can tell you that our Win2K boxes need to be punched daily, and our AIX boxes need to be rebooted by actions of the SysAdmins, IE: hardware stuff, OS upgrades, etc... And I can tell you that OS X is on par with our AIX boxes. I reboot my iMac only when I need to do some sorta update or some badly designed software requires it. Other than it stays up. Also, you will find that there are apps out there that are just not programmed right and will milk your machine for every last drop of RAM. This is however NOT an OS X flaw, but a design flaw by the programmer. So I'd say you should be quite happy/suprised at owning a home machine that doesn't fail on ya <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>As for the iBook, I have an 800MHz 12" iBook, and I love it, and my fiance basically has taken ownership of it <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> So it is a good buy for stuff like surfing and e-mail, etc. Mine is the G3 version, so the G4 might be good for some of the hardcore media stuff, but I haven't used the G4's versions, so I can't comment.</p><p></p><p>Oh yeah, as far as lastibility, I've had mine for at least 6 months, and I am NOT looking for another laptop. I honestly don't know when I would be looking for a new laptop. I find my iBook more than adequate for my needs. Only reason I would get a new laptop is because X86 laptops are cheap, and Gentoo rocks! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> but I can put Gentoo on my iBook too if I wanted <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> So I guess I'm still not in the market for a laptop <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>Just my insight....</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Emrys, post: 23413, member: 2"] I am an AIX SysAdmin... Responsible for supporting thousands of machines, and I can tell you that our Win2K boxes need to be punched daily, and our AIX boxes need to be rebooted by actions of the SysAdmins, IE: hardware stuff, OS upgrades, etc... And I can tell you that OS X is on par with our AIX boxes. I reboot my iMac only when I need to do some sorta update or some badly designed software requires it. Other than it stays up. Also, you will find that there are apps out there that are just not programmed right and will milk your machine for every last drop of RAM. This is however NOT an OS X flaw, but a design flaw by the programmer. So I'd say you should be quite happy/suprised at owning a home machine that doesn't fail on ya :) As for the iBook, I have an 800MHz 12" iBook, and I love it, and my fiance basically has taken ownership of it :) So it is a good buy for stuff like surfing and e-mail, etc. Mine is the G3 version, so the G4 might be good for some of the hardcore media stuff, but I haven't used the G4's versions, so I can't comment. Oh yeah, as far as lastibility, I've had mine for at least 6 months, and I am NOT looking for another laptop. I honestly don't know when I would be looking for a new laptop. I find my iBook more than adequate for my needs. Only reason I would get a new laptop is because X86 laptops are cheap, and Gentoo rocks! :) but I can put Gentoo on my iBook too if I wanted :) So I guess I'm still not in the market for a laptop :) Just my insight.... [/QUOTE]
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