Oh no you di'int!

[Valtam]

Yes I did. I bought a MacBook Pro. BUT WHY they asked. Read on...

So we target Windows users primarily. But, we'd also like people who use other proprietary OS's such as Mac OS to try, and hopefully replace their current OS.
The only way I could find to economically (via your generous donations and Ad revenue) test Linux Lite with Windows and on Mac hardware was to buy a Mac.

One computer to do it all. Now I can:

- Test AMD graphics drivers (nVidia drivers are tested on another PC)
- Test Dual/Triple boot LL, Windows, MacOS.
- Test LL on actual Mac hardware.
- Have a portable computer.


Here it is:

MacBook Pro 15.4" - Early 2011
Model #: A1286, MC721LL/A

Features a 32 nm "Sandy Bridge" 2.0 GHz Intel "Core i7" processor (2635QM), with four independent processor "cores" on a single silicon chip, a 6 MB shared level 3 cache.
> LED-backlit 15.4" widescreen TFT active-matrix "glossy" display (1440x900 native resolution).
> 8GB RAM
> 240GB SSD
> An 8X DL SuperDrive
> Dual graphics processors -- an AMD Radeon HD 6490M with 256 MB of dedicated GDDR5 memory and an Intel HD Graphics 3000 graphics processor that shares 384 MB of memory with the system.
> Connectivity includes AirPort Extreme (802.11a/b/g/n), Bluetooth 2.1+EDR, Gigabit Ethernet, a Firewire "800" port, two USB 2.0 ports, separate audio in and out ports, an SDXC card slot, and a new "Thunderbolt" port that is backwards compatible with Mini DisplayPort.

Battery info:
2 cycle counts / 6750mAh

Does come with 60W MagSafe Charger.







So I have been frugal, at the expense of my beliefs - I took one for the team.

I'm off to shower now, I feel a little dirty. Hold me

[bluzeo]

Very nice.  Going to put it on boot camp first ? Then the hardware? The hardware is where I just wont buy them anymore. Software wise I believe Linux got it be to an point.  Had an macos mini Mac and MacBook that both died in end of December of that year.

God not dead. He roaring like an lion.

[TheDead]

[member=2]Jerry[/member]
I was worried for a minute (for your wallet mainly), I thought you bought a "new" Macbook Pro, you know the one at 4000$ gazillion dollars (or pounds, or bitcoins, or mud/sheeps).
Whats your MacOS version, if I'm not mistaken this model cannot go at the latest version right?

Cheers!

[Valtam]

[member=6733]TheDead[/member] I can still get the latest High Sierra with this model. Latest OS on Mac doesn't concern me. It's basically an LL and Dual Boot test machine.