I bought a TiBook 667 (512 Mb RAM, DVD/CD-RW, etc etc) in late August (so I could get Jaguar with it) and I haven't been happier. Before then I was a Windows XP user, where I used Linux for development. OS X really has the feel and power of Linux, but also has a wonderful UI. I think that is what hooked me on the Mac. I had looked at both Apples and PCs before buying. It was the fact that I could get all the nice parts of the Linux environment and the excellent user interface, but not have to worry about Windows crashing every two seconds. I installed the fink package manager and with that I've gotten most of all my favorite Linux applications. I plugged in my digital camera and it just worked. I plugged in my printer and it just worked. I added an external mouse (because trackpads are annoying after a while) and it just worked. I think you can see where I'm going with this.
Having said all that, its not without its drawbacks. Jaguar is not perfect, sometimes applications flip out and close for no reason, albeit this is rare. The software support is close to but not quite up to par with what I can get on Windows (insert flame here). That being said, I can't think of many more gripes I have for it.
Bottom line: If you want a good powerful development/multimedia portable solution this is it, however I wouldn't just replace your desktop all the way. I still use my desktop quite a bit, its just nice to have the option of the portability.
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I bought a TiBook 667 (512 Mb RAM, DVD/CD-RW, etc etc) in late August (so I could get Jaguar with it) and I haven't been happier. Before then I was a Windows XP user, where I used Linux for development. OS X really has the feel and power of Linux, but also has a wonderful UI. I think that is what hooked me on the Mac. I had looked at both Apples and PCs before buying. It was the fact that I could get all the nice parts of the Linux environment and the excellent user interface, but not have to worry about Windows crashing every two seconds. I installed the fink package manager and with that I've gotten most of all my favorite Linux applications. I plugged in my digital camera and it just worked. I plugged in my printer and it just worked. I added an external mouse (because trackpads are annoying after a while) and it just worked. I think you can see where I'm going with this.
Having said all that, its not without its drawbacks. Jaguar is not perfect, sometimes applications flip out and close for no reason, albeit this is rare. The software support is close to but not quite up to par with what I can get on Windows (insert flame here). That being said, I can't think of many more gripes I have for it.
Bottom line:
If you want a good powerful development/multimedia portable solution this is it, however I wouldn't just replace your desktop all the way. I still use my desktop quite a bit, its just nice to have the option of the portability.