Mad to switch?

Deuteronomy · 12 Jun 2011 at 12:15

I recently bought a 2011 13" macbook pro, which very nice but now ideally i need a Linux machine, I have used it in a virtual machine but its not ideal, I cannot dual boot as the wifi on the mac dont work, would I be crackers to sell this, get something like the new dell xps 15z, and put linux on it?

beermonster · 12 Jun 2011 at 12:23

Depends how much you'd miss your mac, would a cheapy £150 2nd hand laptop suffice for the linux machine? If you're not going to miss it and don't specifically require OSX then it seems the right choice.

Deuteronomy · 12 Jun 2011 at 12:27

Dont really want to go down the 2nd machine route, i want something built as well as mac with a good battery, possibly better screen res and the 15z fits the bill.

Disco Boy · 12 Jun 2011 at 14:34

Why doesn't your wifi work? If it's a 2011 then get it fixed as it's still under warranty. Or do you mean it doesn't work with linux?

What is it that you need a linux machine for? I can't think of anything that you can't do on a mac that you can do on linux, they are based on the same platform after all.

Deuteronomy · 12 Jun 2011 at 14:49

Wifi works fine on the Mac, there are no native Linux drivers out for it at the moment.
My job involved a lot of interaction with linux/Aix/unix stuff, and whilst OSx is similar, If i decide to go down the certification route it would make sense to go the whole hog and run it alone, theres nothing tying me to OSx, I have an android phone so all my stuff is done via google and the cloud.

Meaker · 12 Jun 2011 at 16:29

Maybe get a usb wireless adpator for linux use?