If you had the choice

[billgoldberg]

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.

[lisati]

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.

It depends: is adding software allowed?

For everyday use, probably the Ubuntu machine; for video editing probably the top-end Vista machine.

[Mehall]

My laptop is pretty much the spec of the ubuntu laptop mentioned (except it's only a 1.9GHz dual-core, so a little under "mid-end" and my graphics is nVidia laptop GPU, but about 128MB ram. it all equates about the same.)

It came with Vista, but I switched to Kubuntu then Crunchbang. I'd choose the same again.

[suitedaces]

I'd take the dearest one!

[issih]

Probably the mac...I quite like os-x (hell I use a macbook), and its unixy enough to sit well with everything else I use.

Those unibody macs are very pretty too..imo anyway.

[billgoldberg]

It depends: is adding software allowed?

Sure. The only restriction is that you are stuck with the OS.

[kk0sse54]

The Ubuntu one

[chucky chuckaluck]

i'd go with the ubuntu one. i have a system76 laptop and that would actually be an upgrade for me.

[swoll1980]

Since I'm not allowed to make a 4th option for a laptop with the Ubuntu specs except with XP. I would go with the Ubuntu one. I like Ubuntu better, but unfortunately the rest of the world doesn't.

[Greg]

The most expensive one, plus ebay.