macbook help?

amy

I am planning on getting the cheapest macbook apple offers, is ubuntu even worth putting on it? I am going to have windows and os x , But what I want to know is how good ubuntu runs on it.And if anybody has the cheapest macbook offered by apple tell me how the speed is

thanks

whats the cheapest? white macbook c2d 2.16ghz? i got the black version and ubuntu 64bit runs fine on it. took me some time to get keyboard and mouse and wifi working.. but you will find a lot of stuff here


Originally Posted by sethdotcomAnd if anybody has the cheapest macbook offered by apple tell me how the speed is

thanks

It's going to fly... the cheapest Macbook has a 2.16 Ghz dual core processor, most people are running on far less!

If you're planning on running 2 or 3 operating systems at once (via virtualization) you'll need to max out the RAM. But if you're going to triple boot, the stock ram is probably okay.


Originally Posted by sethdotcomI am planning on getting the cheapest macbook apple offers, is ubuntu even worth putting on it? I am going to have windows and os x , But what I want to know is how good ubuntu runs on it.

seth,

That's a good question, but it's the kind of question only you can answer.   definitely runs fine on Macbooks.  Speed and stability are not an issue.  Battery life can be, but most people have electric plugs around anyway.

But again, the question of quot;is it worth itquot; will depend on what you're going to do.  In my case the answer is yes,  because I'm way much more productive in Linux.  I find it much better for programming and writing (I use LaTeX).

incubus

The default macbook has 1 gb of ram now too. So yes,  will run fast. Its just like any linux distro though, it takes some time to get setup right. Really, that goes for any OS.


Originally Posted by ivesjdThe default macbook has 1 gb of ram now too. So yes,  will run fast. Its just like any linux distro though, it takes some time to get setup right. Really, that goes for any OS.

Well said. I can't tell whether the OP has tried  before, but I must say that I think newbies to  usually find it quite snappy, as they're used to sluggish and bloated desktop environments. I was certainly surprised to find how thinly it ran! I think the hardware specs on the new MBs are entirely sufficient for an awesome  experience.