I thought I could do it, I thought I could use an Acer laptop with Linux for a while until the next generation of the Macbook Pro comes out. I tried, I really tried, but ... it's not a Mac. It doesn't run MacOSX, it doesn't run iWork nor iLife, I can't use Exposé, I can't use Omnigraffle, I can't use any of the tools I got to love during the past three years. Besides that, the screen on this Acer Ferrari 4005 is disappointing. Sure, it's not bad, but next to my 30" Apple screen, or even my old Powerbook G4, it's clearly of inferior quality. Finally, this Acer laptop is too heavy and its fan never shuts down. This means that I have to live with the faint background noise all the time.

So I gave in, despite my resolve to be sensible this time. I signed up for an ADC Select Membership and ordered a 2.16Ghz Macbook Pro with 2GB of RAM and a 7200rpm hard drive. I will be traveling a lot this year, and I don't want to be frustrated.

Now I'm regretting that I didn't do this a month ago because I will not have a Mac with me at TheServerSide Java Symposium. That will teach me, never try to be sensible about something that you know you'll give into anyway.

Now I just have to be patient for 5 weeks ... if anyone is interested in buying my Acer Ferrari 4005 with 2GB of RAM and warranty extension second hand, drop me a note.