[IxDA Discuss] What's the best Computer for Designers?

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Dave, "A lot of PC laptops have features for roadwarriors that Mac's
don't like dual-battery (swap w/ disk)..

My g5, and I assume the newer books do as well, contain a reserve
battery.

You can close the lid, swap battery, and open as if nothing happened.

This in itself is not ixda newsworthy, however the shear delight in
discovering this (I dont RTFM) was just more gravy on the mac
experience.

When you experience an instance that clearly demonstrates someone
thought about how -you- would use the product, it makes you
appreciate the product even more.

When you hit a silly & frustrating gotcha it detracts from the
overall experience, as Leisa discusses here
http://www.disambiguity.com/dialogue-boxes-making-simple-things-simple/

Apple currently does a better job at the former than any other OS or
PC manufacturer

On the multimonitor cable support issue.  I think its worth noting a
lot of people use Apple laptops as media centers, plugging in to a
TV.  Thats a strong use case for not shipping with just a computer
monitor d-Type. 






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