Sidney, you have convinced me... Sell me your PB 2400! ;-) Roberto Vides At 12:36 p.m. 24/04/01 +0200, you wrote: >Once in a while, a diehard 2400 user needs to (re)convince himself and >others ;-) > >on 4/24/01 Donald McCaig <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> I've a 280c which I use daily in the dock and on the road. On the >> road, weight is important. >For serious travelling, I find bulk reduction even more important than >weight. Less bulk at higher density will still have less net weight. The >2400 ergonomically is excellent--its nice rounded edges/size work well and >feel comfortable nearly everywhere in just about any position. > >> Thanks to help from this list, mine is a tuned >> unit but it is slow with email and my server hates a slow CPU. I use it >> for word processing (much) and email (daily). >> I can buy a 2300c for about $200 and plug it into my dock. >Early PPC is much slower than 68k code running on an 040 CPU. Early PPC PBs >are ram crippled as well. IMO a waste of time. I downgraded my old 540c from >PPC 117mhz back to 040 some years back--everything went much faster. I keep >an old 630 Performa (040) on 7.6.1 w/12 mb ram just for the heckuvit. You >wouldn't believe how FAST it is and how much we are victims of Apple's >propaganda (and our own delusions) that later is greater and faster. With >the right software it can outrun my G4-tower in tiny compact code (eg: Write >Now & early Excel). (I also keep it around just in case I need Apple ROMs to >run Mac emulation someday on a little 1024 x 480 Sony VAIO at >1 ghz--don't >laugh!--that day is coming faster than Apple will get rival speeds stuffed >into a subnotebook). > >> Or I can buy a 2400c G3 240 (320?) for about $1300. >The G3 upgraded 2400 is sufficiently fast for word processing and email for >at least the next decade. Considering CPU upgrades (pre/post G3) are a big >deal when increasing speeds 20-30%, the G3 upgrades were (and probably will >remain) the greatest ever by boosting processing speeds 250-350%. No other >upgrades have come close to this quantum jump. Any G3 speed makes the 2400 a >truly pleasurable tool, even with the 112mb ram limitation. > >A Yu-Plan translucent keyboard is highly recommended (for functionality even >more than the aesthetics). Mis-struck keys are reduced by 2/3 just by the >improved layout and pitch (I'm a lousy typist). The screen size is OK--but >11.3" would have fit in the same bezel. Brightness/clarity remain >excellent--IMO the 2400/3400 had the first of the really good displays. > >> Or I can buy a Tbook for $2500. >Sooner or later I'll buy the next generation. I looked hard here but >G4-400/500 wasn't noticeably faster/snappier than G3-400/500 or even G3-2400 >400/320. For WP/email, speed in this range is not an issue like keyboard or >screen size--those tradeoffs are very individual. The thin titanium skin is >very delicate for hard travelling and easily damaged. I use a system of a >smaller unpadded bag inside a larger unpadded bag inside my main carry-on. >This gives enough padding (between my docs) and instant flexibility to be >(bag) sized to my immediate needs no matter what the travel situation--max >versatility at min bulk. I do not intend to drop anything but PB plastic is >more impact resistant than thin titanium skin. One 2400 has survived a 4' >drop (insulated by only one layer of unpadded nylon) onto pure concrete >pavement so it's reassuringly rugged. >The 2400 plastic cover can be refreshed cosmetically with the right grit of >fine *400-600 sandpaper. > >> The 2400 c seems to be less reliable(GLOD), hot, has expensive >> hard-to-find batteries and doesn't slip into a dock. >GLOD comes and goes, depending on the individual 2400. No rhyme or reason. >One does it fairly regularly (always revived), another never--you might get >lucky. Look at it this way--those that have survived this long are already >reliability tested--hence likely to survive a lot longer. > >> Replugging everything >> whenever I return from the road would be a major pain. >Actually quite fast to reconnect. I have a dock I don't even use because >it's so easy and quick. >> The Tbook seems to have startup glitches . >> Unless I'm traveling to a weird place like Albania, I can live with >> my 90 minute 280c battery. >Good 2400 power management will get battery time upwards of 2.5 hrs. If just >WP on airplanes, use a ram disk. > >> Judicious use of sleep helps as do the cleaner's >> plugs in terminals. After the first three or four hours, airline booze >> makes working moot anyway. I don't watch movies. >Amen & ditto for me. Don't underestimate the use of a PC card drive for >additional file swaps or emergency bootup repairs (the latter impossible >w/Ti), or even the venerable floppy (in Albania or even in USA). > >> I would appreciate your thinking. >Bottom line--when I buy G4-Ti/v.2, I'll still travel with my 2400 (which >packs vertically or horizontally). Curiously, the longer I use it (and the >more I want to get tired of it), the more I appreciate it. The Type III PC >slot lets me make every connection. Prices are such that I keep a fully >configured G3-320/20gb to backup my main unit--for less than I was paying >for 2gb drives just before the 2400 came out. If I want to do some light >work on vacation, I'd take my backup unit (psychologically feeling that I >could better "afford" to lose it) because G3-2400s are getting rarer all the >time. Finally, I love keeping a 5 year old computer running competitively in >the modern age. For WP/email it can and most definitely will serve a lot >longer. > >Sidney Ho > > > >---------- >Duo/2400 List, The friendliest place on the Net! >A listserv for users and fans of Mac subportables. >FAQ at <http://www.themacintoshguy.com/lists/DuoListFAQ.shtml> >Be sure to visit Mac2400! <http://www.sineware.com/mac2400> > >To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Need help from a real person? Try. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >---------- >Dr. Bott | 10/100 Ethernet for your 2400 is finally here! >MPC-100 | <http://www.drbott.com/prod/mpc100.html> > >NineWire | If they are cool enough to host this list... >Digital Solutions | ...you should check them out! http://www.NineWire.com/ > >Midwest Mac Parts ][ <http://www.midwestmac.com> >After-market parts for Macs. ][ 888-356-1104 ][ > >MacResQ Specials: LaCie SCSI CDR From $99! PowerBook 3400/200 Only $879! >Norton AntiVirus 6 Only $19! 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