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Re: light-weight PC to run Mathematica?

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  • Subject: [mg91645] Re: [mg91608] light-weight PC to run Mathematica?
  • From: Murray Eisenberg <murray at math.umass.edu>
  • Date: Sat, 30 Aug 2008 01:53:22 -0400 (EDT)
  • Organization: Mathematics & Statistics, Univ. of Mass./Amherst
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  • Reply-to: murray at math.umass.edu

I'm allergic to Macs:  All the other computers I use have either Windows 
or Linux as OS.  Thanks for the suggestion, anyway.

BTW, do you have any benchmark data or experience with running 
Mathematica 6 on a MacBook Air?

peter lindsay wrote:
> what about the macbook air ?
> 
> 2008/8/29 Murray Eisenberg <murray at math.umass.edu>:
>> I'm trying to choose an ultraportable laptop that can run Mathematica
>> reasonably (and, if at all possible, has a full-size keyboard).
>>
>> Do you have any experience with such -- especially some of those very
>> new ones weighing around 2 pounds -- and any recommendations?
>>
>> In particular, any comments about suitability of the following for
>> Mathematica use?
>>
>> Lenovo Thinkpad X200
>> Asus Eee PC
>> Enamo
>>
>> --
>> Murray Eisenberg                     murray at math.umass.edu
>> Mathematics & Statistics Dept.
>> Lederle Graduate Research Tower      phone 413 549-1020 (H)
>> University of Massachusetts                413 545-2859 (W)
>> 710 North Pleasant Street            fax   413 545-1801
>> Amherst, MA 01003-9305
>>
>>
> 
> 
> 

-- 
Murray Eisenberg                     murray at math.umass.edu
Mathematics & Statistics Dept.
Lederle Graduate Research Tower      phone 413 549-1020 (H)
University of Massachusetts                413 545-2859 (W)
710 North Pleasant Street            fax   413 545-1801
Amherst, MA 01003-9305


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