Oh, and the battery life on the TiBook is incredible. I easily worked
for 3-4 hours this morning on a single battery...that's sorting email
with the hard drive going all the time.
>If you can truely get a 2400 for $700, that is the best bang for the
>buck. When I moved from the 2300c to the 2400, my hair was blowing
>back in the breeze. The speed difference is HUGE (L2 cache, PCI bus,
>better video, etc., etc.).
>
>I had a tricked out 2400 - G3/320, 80M, faster disk, CardBus
>upgrade. But, I recently was tempted by the TiBook. I have had
>phenomenal experience with it.
>
>The performance is another leap above the (tricked out) 2400. The
>screen is gorgeous, the keyboard is larger, the basic connectivity
>is built in. (I got tired of lugging a 10/100 card, a WaveLAN card,
>a modem card, etc., etc.
>
>But, the price is significantly more (company paid) and you have to
>abandon almost all old hardware (or buy adapters). There is no SCSI
>port, no serial port, no ADB port, etc. I bought an ADB to USB
>adapter and a Db-9 serial to USB adapter. Old power adapters don't
>work either - the connector is smaller on the TiBook (though, you
>can purchase a convertor from MadsonLine).
>
>So, I love the TiBook. But, I loved the 2400 as well. The 2300 was a
>slow, pain in the rear. No offense to this list or owners, but, the
>2300c was the worst piece of Apple hardware I have ever owned.
>
>Rob
>
>At 21:33 -0500 4/23/01, Peter Liethen wrote:
>>Having used all three extesnivley, heres what I think.
>>
>>> I can buy a 2300c for about $200 and plug it into my dock.
>>
>>The 2300c will give you more processor speed, but you will see
>>almost no improvment in video and disk performance. It a great deal
>>if you already have a ton of docks (DuoDock Ethernet and floppy,
>>etc.)
>>
>>> Or I can buy a 2400c G3 240 (320?) for about $1300.
>>
>>Closer to $700 for a well equiped one of of eBay. If I wasn't doing
>>video editing, my 2400/180 would cover all my needs just fine. The
>>GLOD isn't that common, I've only had one, and it was very easy to
>>recover from.
>>
>>> Or I can buy a Tbook for $2500.
>>
>>Gah. i use one at work, and I just don't like it as much as my
>>2400. I've also seen three dead TiBooks so far suffering from a bad
>>LCD, one that woudn't power on, and a permenent WLOD (While Light
>>of Death)
>>
>>> Or I can adopt a better attitude and live slower.
>>
>>Maybe, at least wait. I've heard rumors about the next iBook, and
>>it sounds good, maybe.
>>--
>>Peter Liethen - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - http://www.liethen.com
>>
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