> >The above link will take you to some pictures I took, comparing the
> >size to a PowerBook 2400c.
>
>Since I have one on order after having "Zipped" my SCCI chip, thanks
>for posting that. Worth a 1000 words
You're welcome.
>as it seems a bit larger in comparison than I had imagined.
>Especially the increased distance from the front edge to the
>keyboard, with the 2400 I could use the trackpad with my thumb and
>reach the keys with my palm resting comfortably on the front edge
>instead of on top, a bit more carpal friendly IMHO. . .
agreed. Again this is something that will require some 'quality time'
spent with the iBook to really develop an opinion on for me.
> >extra-small/slim MadsonLine leather briefcase that I've been using
> >since I carried a Duo.
>
>I looked far and wide to find the perfectly sized 2400 case and
>found it at Sam's as part of a three piece luggage set.
It is a shame that Madson Line stopped selling bags. Theirs were the
best quality laptop bags ever made! Metal-reinforced handles, high
quality leather, excellent hardware, etc. In some ways I felt
stuck... waiting for Apple to make a new computer to fit my bag! =)
I've used it since 1995, carrying two Duos and two 2400c's and now it
will carry my iBook.
> >* The battery is very small, so carrying a spare will be easy. In
> >fact in the space to carry one 2400c spare you could carry two iBook
> >batts. The LED is a nice feature.
>
>Going from a battery that barely got 70 minutes to one with 5 hours
>will be a pleasure to have to get used to. It'll be hard to get out
>of the habit to plug in.
I have been very lucky with 2400c batteries. One still gets over 3
hours and the other about 100 minutes.
> >Things I didn't like:
> >* The case. It is slippery, shows fingerprints, and will likely get
> >scratched and beat to hell real fast.
>
>I'm reading the TiBooks are getting scratched up quite easily, a
>pity but at least a plastic scratch might be polished out where I'm
>guessing you'd have to sandblast the TiBook to match the matt
>finish. . .
if I had a tiBook I'd probably dismantle it and take a blowtorch to
the metal... Titanium makes incrediuble rainbow hues when subjected
to flame.
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