>on 12/01/01 16:59, Gander at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
>> Aye, I agree with that. You hope with a purchase of a newer machine, you
>> would not have to invest $$ to get it in ship-shape order. It was nice
> > getting a Duo cheap, with the understanding it may cost $$ to get what I
>> need out of it. It looks like the biggest issue with these older machines
>> are the pram batteries and the main batteries being worn out and needing
>> replacements. I was happy to get what I did out of the auction as a lot of
>> times you see the 'books stripped down in some way for sale. For instance,
>> ram has been removed, no AC adaptor, etc. It's kind of funny to see several
>> posts in a row on eBay that you know was one machine that was parted out.
>> Still, I've had enough good experiences on eBay to like it.
>> Back to my original question... I am thinking a 3400 would be a nice "middle
>> of the road" solution for me. Any opinions on this machine vs. others?
>> Thanks for any info,
> > Rich
>>
>
>Definitely for a 3400, but watch out for your shoulders! I went from a Duo
>2300c to a 3500 (G3) and it's a lot heavier. But it's also a lot faster!
>BTW, a 3500 would also be a good middle of the road solution for you ;-)
>I'll probably will put mine for sale, since I'm looking for a low end
>Wallstreet (well, not that low end, but nothing above 300Mhz). I did have a
>very long road to a final laptop, should I find something interesting. It
>all started with a 280c. Then, my interest was developing for more. So, I
>found a nice 2300c. But then, it wouldn't be fast enough (I'm used to a 400
>Mhz G3 at home and a 600Mhz Pentium III (yeurk!) at work), so I guess I'm
>spoiled a little bit. So, I finally sold the 2300c and got this 3500.
>Finally, I'm starting to feel like I'm getting somewhere!
The place where I work currently uses a 50-50 mix of 3400's and
5300's. The 3400 is a very capable machine which will take an
impressive amount of abuse and keep ticking. The screens are very
nice - plus the PC card support means you can use all kinds of things
with it. The integrated ethernet and modem combo rock - but we have
had a decent failure rate on the modems. All a nice machine - It
would be much better if it was upgradeable. It's not the most
attractive mac, but dependable and very competent.
-lee
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