I think we're missing the point, that powerbooks are not supposed to be
desktop replacement though many many people use them that way.
Having said that I think that Apple *should* encourage third-party
development of docks.
As for SCSCI or PCI in the Cube: I have one sitting on my desk right now
and don't miss it a bit. Peter's right: the Cube should be priced as a
monitor-less iMac.
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>> I agree with both opinons. Peter is right in that it would be killer to
>> have access to PCI slots in a tower case. Maybe they could make an
>> interface for those external PCI chassis that Steve uses as a reason to
>> limit the G4 to 3 PCI slots...
>
>> The drive bays aren't such a big deal because of external firewire/USB
>> devices.
>
>It's a big deal for me. FireWire drives have dismal performance compaired to
>IDE, and LVD-SCSI leaves them both in the dust. USB is just an ADB replacment
>in my eyes, only good for keyboards and tablets and such.
>
>> But then your TiBook ends up looking like the PC in the old
>> iMac commercial: Cables **EVERYWHERE!** I think that this would be too
>> much of a technical hassle for an admittedly small market.
>
>Uhhh, My 2400c has a load of big fat cables hanging out the end when I use
>it at home: SCSI, ADB, Power, ix3D Road Rocket video card, and an ethernet
>card. It annoying as all heck.
>
>The back of my G4 is worse. Two FireWire cables, audio out and in, two
>monitors, two SCSI (Ultra Narrow and LVD-UltraWide SCSI) When I bundle all
>the cables together, they are thicker that a soda can is arround.
>
>If I could go down to one computer, one cable mess, one system to maintain
>I would be very happy, and I could get so much more work done.
>
>> The WOW factor
>> alone would be incredible, though. Think of a TiBook (subnotebook version,
>> of course) that could dock up to a tower with CD-RW/DVD-RAM, Killer Video
>> card, Ultra SCSI LVD with a huge 10,000RPM HD, a zip, Cinema display,
>> external keyboard and mouse! Now that is a machine to lust over. Imagine
>> the PC world trying to play catch-up. (Of course, maybe no one would buy
>> one?
>
>It would be marketed to the Mobile Professional that also spends alot of
>time working at a desk with equipment that isn't mobile. (And just because my
>half-rack of VTRs and patch bays has wheels dosn't meen it it's mobile :-)
>
>> Basically, PCCard slots eliminate the problem of no PCI slots (more or
>> less...) An external firewire PC Card slot would be killer, though.
>
>Nope. One card slot is kinda usless when I'm at my desk. Just like with my
>2400c
>I can either have fast video or ethernet or Fast SCSI. Very annoying.
>
>> I think that the G4 cube would be on my desk if it had two PCMCIA
>> slots! My only qualm is that it has **zero** expansion options.
>
>The Cube need to drop in price more and become the monitorless high end iMac.
>
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