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Posted by dg on August 28, 2007, 5:42 pm
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> Many of my co-workers are now using 30" Apple displays on the MacBook
> pro's (even though they spend most of their time in Windows through
> Parallels). I'm a Linux user and not ready to make "the switch."
> However, those 30" displays are fantastic.
>
> Dell sells a 30" 2560x1600 panel - but bizarrely, it doesn't seem to
> work with their own laptops. I'm interested in the D630, but annoyed
> that it has no DVI connection at all without a docking station. Still
> I'd jump for that if it had a Dual DVI connection and could drive the
> 2560x1600 display, but I don't think it does.
>
> I guess I could try to run Linux on the Mac hardware, but I'm worried so
> few people probably do that, I would be in relatively uncharted waters
> and have lots of problems.
>
> What's the holdup? My old IBM T40 can drive a 1600x1200 DVI display
> through a docking station. That was pretty cool 4 1/2 years ago, but
> now I see no progress at all. My 1 year old T60p is limited to roughly
> the same resolution (and it's a hot battery hog, thus eyeing the D630).
>
> Get with the program, PC laptop makers!
You may want to ask Mac users about the Linux thing in
comp.sys.mac.misc or as OT thread in Google Groups' Tiger List.
Ubuntu seems to be the most frequently used Linux on Mac hardware,
judging from comments from its users. After all, you aren't just
asking for Linux to work on the laptop, you also want to use a 30"
high-res display & maybe some peripherals, too? Be aware, too, that
unless they've fixed the issue Apple has major reliability problems
with the MacBook Pro keypads--each new model seems to fail about 3-6
months after introduction & require redesign. This redesign usually
seems to work until the next model year drops the ball again.
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