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Posted on 03/27/2009 9:20:42 PM PDT by Swordmaker
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Nope... they are coding in the Mac environment and testing on a virtual Windows machine on the same Mac. In addition, replacing an infected or hosed Windows installation is as easy as replacing a single file with a clean backup... mere seconds.
If this is a hardware pitch only, what about the fact that an Apple is 50-100% more than the equivalent Dell machine, which from what I understand is a pretty reliable computer.
It isn't. If you truly compare equivalent machines, processor, graphjics, sound, bus speed, equipment, software, etc., the Mac is often competitive or even less expensive than the name brand PCs.
I use a computer I built myself and (free) Ubuntu.
P.S.Mac hardware is no more reliable than my hardware.
You get what you pay for.
People are running their development environment in a virtual machine because it makes sense on a lot of levels; it's easier to stage and restage, to keep consistent across the network, and to run multiple VMs at the same time.
Once you've decided to use virtualization, the Mac has the same advantages it does for anything else: Ease of use, consistency of user interface, robust hardware and lower TCO.
“I use a computer I built myself and (free) Ubuntu.”
I am IT for our small company. I run our business websites and database (100,000 records) on a Fedora machine where the hardware cost $175. Mysql, Apache, Netbeans, PHP, Linux, Open Office, Gimp. Big savings and solid as a rock. Neener, Neener, Neener Microsoft.
Here is an example. (Better Specs in red):
Dell XPS1 20"
E4500 2.2GHz, 2MB L2 Cache, 800MHz bus, Intel® Core2Duo processor
2GB DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz - 2 DIMMs
250GB Serial ATA 3Gb/s Hard Drive 7200RPM.
8X Slot load CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW)
Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium
Integrated Intel® UMA5 graphics - shared DDR2 memory
Widescreen 20" High Definition: WSXGA (1680x1050) resolution at 16.7 million colors, Integrated camera/mic, Viewing Angle up to 80 degrees
$799
Apple 20" iMac
E8200 2.66GHz , 6MB L2 Cache, 1066MHz bus, Intel® Core2Duo processor
2GB DDR3 SDRAM at 1066MHz
320GB Serial ATA 3Gb/s Hard Drive, 7200RPM.
8X Slot load CD/DVD Double Layer SuperDrive (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
Apple OS X.5 Leopard full feature.
NVIDIA GeForce 9400M with 256MB of shared DDR3 memory
Widescreen 20" High Definition: WSXGA (1680x1050) resolution at 16.7 million colors, Integrated camera/mic, Viewing Angle up to 160 degrees
$1199
That you would have to run in a Virtual Machine... however, it could be transparent to the OS if you ran Parallels or VMWare's Fusion.
“...geeks...techies”...going from Windows to Apple? ROFL!
Someday, most of the machines connected to the Internet will go down just before an attack from a foreign enemy. After that exchange, the average IQ of Internet users will skyrocket.
(raising hand)
Guilty.
We are now using Macs at home to connect to our office via a Citrix server. It works noticeably faster and with better stability than running the app natively on the XP boxes in the office. I will never own another Windows computer as long as I live.
if your windows software development team is unable to keep their machines from getting infected with viruses...
maybe it’s time to find a new dev team, not buy new macs
I’m with you. We run Red Hat at work, with full support, mostly open-source tools. Our CM, source control, and Intel C++ compiler are licensed. At home I use Ubuntu. I’ve been a personal MS free zone for about 4 years now. Wife and oldest child just switched to MacBooks rather than go to Vista. I’m writing this on the newest computer in the house - an Asus netbook running a variant of Linux. MS - just some software that used to frustrate me. :-)
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