Apple Reaches 12% Market Share In U.S. Notebooks

bonch writes "Apple's U.S. notebook market share has doubled to 12% after shipping 1.33 million Macs in the quarter. Apple also shipped 8.11 million iPods, topping analyst estimates, for a net income of $472 million. Remember when Apple was dying?" From the article: "The iPod shipments appeared to calm investors worried that growth in that red-hot business was slowing and Apple's results topped what analysts had said was a conservative forecast. Shares of Apple were down some 24 percent since early May. 'Apple looked good,' said Jane Snorek, technology analyst with First American Funds. 'The PC numbers were great, too.'"

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Question about Apple Laptops

[Anonymous Coward]

I'm considering buying a new laptop and Apple ones are looking pretty interesting right now. However, I have some rather strange requirements: I want it to run games (meaning a "real" graphics card), I want it to run Linux (for school work), and I'd prefer if Linux could take full advantage of the graphics card (since I'm helping develop a 3D game for Linux). How easy is it to set up Linux on a Macbook (including Wifi), and how good is Linux support for the ATI video card in Apple laptops? Also, is there some non-Apple laptop you would recommend for games which is not insanely hot or noisy? I was thinking of Dell's gaming laptops but I'm sure they must have some competition.

Redundant? With what?

[SuperKendall]

Look around at the other responses moderator and try to find one that says anything I am.

Good luck in metamod.