They are already talking about 4G! As far as the mac goes, I have a mac and love it. It's elegant and is a joy for me to use personally. Everyone is different though. With that said I use vmware workstation and virtual box is also available. Its just a personal preference but because of virtualization you can do anything you need to do. Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -----Original Message----- From: "Goulet, Richard" <Richard.Goulet@xxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Tue, 1 Jun 2010 09:41:47 To: <jpiwowar@xxxxxxxxx>; <development@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Cc: <kjped1313@xxxxxxxxx>; <andrew.kerber@xxxxxxxxx>; <cicciuxdba@xxxxxxxxx>; <girlgeek@xxxxxxxx>; <oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: RE: ot - laptop for dba 3G??? There are places in the US where it's still impossible to get a simple cell phone signal, never mind 3G. Dick Goulet Senior Oracle DBA/NA Team Lead PAREXEL International -----Original Message----- From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of John Piwowar Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 2010 9:34 AM To: development@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Cc: kjped1313@xxxxxxxxx; andrew.kerber@xxxxxxxxx; cicciuxdba@xxxxxxxxx; girlgeek@xxxxxxxx; oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: ot - laptop for dba My understanding is that 3G adoption here in North America has lagged Europe a bit, but I've seen that feature in some laptops/netbooks over here, as well as external 3G modems that plug into a USB port. The major challenge is getting a reliable signal in rural and small-town areas. That's why Kellyn's "wifi campground" use case is such a bonus. :) Regards, John P. (Strange spelling? iPhone's fault. Strange content? Alas, that's all me) On Jun 1, 2010, at 1:18 AM, Martin Bach <development@the- playground.de> wrote: > Oh, well, couldn't resist... Before posting, a quick question: over in > the US does 3G aka "UMTS" play role at all? I doubt it since the first > iPhone didn't come with it... Some high end netbooks over here in > Europe > are equipped with a UMTS modem which at 3.6MB/s is more then fast > enough > for putty/ssh connections to servers. > -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l ?Ûiÿü0ÁúÞzX¬¶Ê+?ün? {ú+iÉ^