RE: ot - laptop for dba

Claudia,

I'm not currently in the market, but, another mailing list I'm on, there was 
just a big long discussion about this.  The consensus seemed to be, if you want 
a very nice, high end laptop, check out the Dell E6510.  Nice size display, 8GB 
RAM, optional SSD, all the bells and whistles, and will run Windows or Linux.  
If you're considering Linux, but not sure, I'd recommend buying a Windows 
laptop, then do a Linux install and turn it into a dual-boot box.  That way, 
you can check out Linux, without gicing up the relative comfort and safety of 
Windows.  

Hope that helps,

-Mark 

PS  Most major Linux distributions should have no problem detecting an existing 
Windows partition, re-partitioning the drive, and configuring a dual boot setup.
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Sent: Monday, May 31, 2010 15:23
To: william.muriithi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; jpiwowar@xxxxxxxxx
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Subject: RE: ot -  laptop for dba

Guys, Thank you all for the input.

My use of this laptop is mainly to play with the new features of 11g.  I gather 
that that is a definitive "You will have to install a VM to run 11g on Mac." I 
know that the install SHOULD go smoothly.  Sometimes they do, and sometimes 
they don't.  I think that I'll stick to a windows machine or maybe finally get 
a Linux one  as I have been threatening ever since I got my Vista machine.

Thank you all for the informed input.

-Claudia



> From: william.muriithi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> To: jpiwowar@xxxxxxxxx
> CC: girlgeek@xxxxxxxx; oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Mon, 31 May 2010 12:51:06 -0500
> Subject: Re: ot - laptop for dba
>
> Claudia,
>
> Yeap, as John said, oracle 10 run on Mac natively without any problem. Have 
> yet to try oracle 11 though.
>
> In short, as long as its not a serious database that require support, that 
> would not be a good reason to avoid Mac.
>
> On 2010-05-31, at 1:36 PM, John Piwowar wrote:
>
> > Hi Claudia,
> >
> > It *is* possible to have a toy database running natively on a Mac, with the 
> > caveat that it's 10.2.0.4 only. You also have the option of running other 
> > versions in a virtualized environment, which is mostly pain-free. :-) It 
> > can also be cost-free, since Oracle's Virtualbox product is a free download.
> >
> > FWIW, I've been a Mac-using DBA for 5 years, and I'm very happy with the 
> > platform. I'm sure that the last thing the list needs/wants is a 
> > Mac/Windows/Linux religious discussion, though, so no prosyletizing from 
> > me! ;-)
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > John P.
> >
> > (Strange spelling? iPhone's fault. Strange content? Alas, that's all me)
> >
> >
> > On May 31, 2010, at 10:01 AM, Claudia Zeiler <girlgeek@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> Time for a new laptop. Shall I switch to a Mac? I have seen DBA's using 
> >> Macs, but I wonder, do any have a toy database on the Mac? How? There is 
> >> no Oracle certified for Mac that I know of.
> >>
> >> Thanks for any tips.
> >>
> >> -Claudia
> >>
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