If you had the choice

[tom66]

The Ubuntu one. Wouldn't quad core be bad for battery life?

[billgoldberg]

You'd all turn down a free Windows/Mac License and better hardware?

In the scenario I created, yes.

In reality everyone would take the Vista machine, and install the OS they want on it, but that's no fun.

[thewolfman]

Hi chaps,

I would (although I like Ubuntu very much!) choose the Vista PC as Ubuntu (Linux in general) is still not flexible enough to do certain chores on my PC.
(Vista of course also has issues with certain older hardware!)

Have a good one.

[bruno9779]

The Ubuntu machine you describe is very much like the one I am running, so there lies my choice if I cannot double boot (does your granma hold the password of the bios?).

In reality I would choose the Vista top-end and double boot it with ubuntu.

[Backharlow]

MacBook because my old iBook is trapped in the so ancient OSX 10.3 (think: Dapper Drake era with no way out).

[tarps87]

You get a laptop for free but there is a catch, you can't install another OS (or virtualize one) on it.

What would you pick?

- Macbook pro running OSX

- More powerful laptop running Vista (high end quad core, 8gb ram, high end graphics)

- less powerful laptop running Ubuntu (mid end dual core, 2gb ram, integrated graphics 256mb)

I would go with the Ubuntu one, but would you?

No OS bashing, just tell what you would pick. Don't make up other options, those are the only three.

edit: It's a gift from your grandmother, so it would be rude to sell it.

You got it because your other pc died, this is the only one you got in the house.

That's easy More powerful laptop running Vista and swap the hard drive from the old laptop which has Arch on it. It's still option two just extended a bit and I'm not installing it if it's already there

Else the Ubuntu laptop.


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[KerryLB]

I'd take the Macbook - always wanted to try out MacOS / Apple, but never been able to afford it.

[Trail]

Wine counts?

[MaxIBoy]

More powerful laptop running Vista (high end quad core, 8gb ram, high end graphics)

No such thing as a powerful laptop. Even if you stuffed a lot of high-end components in there, you'd have to nerf them to prevent overheating.

[villainy]

I'd choose the Mac.

but the Ubuntu machine is a close second