I am seriously thinking of switching from Mac OS X to Linux for several reasons. One is I just don't like being "captive" completely to one company for all my hardware and software. I like the freedom and choice available in Linux.
I too find that with Apple, things work best if you use all Apple items.
Another is I have been having serious problems with Apple hardware quality lately. Anybody interested can read about it in my personal blog at
http://injapan.net/.1c3eecb8
Now that is stupid! I find it amazing that they find that warp "acceptable". Have you looked into getting a refund. After all you are dissatisfied with the product.
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(1) Can somebody recommend a good quality, not too heavy, not overly expensive notebook computer for day-to-day work in Linux?
Lindows has a $799 notebook. Not sure if it will fit your needs, but it's there. :)
Sincerely,
R. McFarlane
cross platform specialist Mac - Linux - windows
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