Jimmy Flores wrote on 5/30/2001 5:10 AM:
>
>Well, my iBook is in transit to me as I type this. The decision to replace
>my beloved 2400 was tough. I have sunk some dollars into this one and it's
>not even half as sooped up as the machines owned by other list members.
>
>My 2400 or "The Millennium Falcon" as I've come to know her, is a beauty. I
>maxed out the ram at 80 mg, replaced the rainbow apples with silver painted
>apple logos [inside and out] dropped a translucent blue Yu Co. keyboard on
>her and slapped a cool looking sticker across the bottom with the word
>"THINK" with flames shooting off it. The sticker shows when I carry her.
>Like I said, I love this little machine. It's not like I just at the latest
>and greatest think from Apple. I don't like the TiBooks and I still use my
>Newton. So what made me choose the iBook? Well...
>
>A 5 hour battery? [sure in real world use it's less, but still more than my
>2400 which gets 1.5 hours]
>DVD? Yup, now I can watch movies when I travel. Besides, It'll be nice to
>have an internal media drive anyway.
>USB? Sure you can get an upgrade for the 2400, but I HATE dongles. That goes
>for my modem/ethernet card too.
>The clicker. No matter what die hard users say, I still argue the clicker is
>the worst design flaw of the 2400. Give me the giant trackpad and clicker on
>the iBook.
>SPEED - The iBook will smoke any 2400 G3 upgrade. Period.
>
>The other major reason I bought an iBook is I'm planning on replacing my
>desktop machine with it and I wanted something a little more up to date.
>Don't get me wrong, my 2400 is the last mac I'm planning on parting with
>once I get my iBook.
>
>Until then I need to find her a good home. I'm considering ebay or this
>list. I'm selling it with a global village 56k/ethernet combo card. Floppy
>drive, Panasonic SCSI 8X CD-ROM, leather carrying case, original keyboard,
>external apple mouse & speakers, cables, 2 wall adapters and one car
>adapter. Asking $650. [That's what I paid for it before I spent nearly $200
>on ram and $160 on the keyboard.]
>
>
>To all my fellow 2400 duolisters I thank you for your insight, help and keen
>wit. I will probably still lurk in digest mode even after my 2400 is gone,
>but for now, I'm going to check out the grass on the other side.
>
I will buy your 2400 for that price.
M. Joseph Schaller, Ph.D.
597 Missouri St.
San Francisco, CA 94107
415 648 4267
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