Carlos and others have spoken eloquently about their love for and desire to keep their 2400's going and going. Sometimes it is love, sometimes it is practical, usually it is a combination, but money always enters the picture. Otherwise, we'd justs file our numbers with Apple and have them send us a new one of each whenever they came out.
I am planning a year or three in Asia teaching. I have a 1400c, a 2400c almost ready to go together, and a hankering to own a new iBook. Since I will have to travel very light a CD may well end up as my music station, and a DVD might even be my visual entertainment. Small is wonderful, it is almost everything, but not quite. Light weight is exceedingly good, but money eventually trumps them both. I can load a lot of music on the HD of the 2400c (20 GB), but I am not sure I can live without that CD. I have a Sony Diskman I bought to use with my 520c, but it is getting old and not totally trustworthy. Are there still good external CD drives available that are old Mac adaptable? I have a docking station for the 2400c. I thought of taking it and a PC/Mac display adapter with a keyboard and mouse. Then, if I could borrow or buy an old PC or Mac monitor over there, I could have many of the advantages of a desktop or a larger screened PowerBook I like the old 1400c. It is farily small, with built in CD (I even have a spare). If I got a G3 processor upgrade, it would be quite fast, a lot faster than the smaller 2400c. On the other hand, I don't need nearly as much speed as some. Adding a feature here and there I can upgrade the 1400c to nearly iBook specs at 1/3 to 1/2 the price, and while it is not nearly as sexy or wondrous as the 2400, it might be the better solution. Batteries are very important. When available a battery for the 2400c would cost aboutt 3 times as much as a new one for the 1400c. But, per buck, the 1400c batteries would last longer. The 1400 batteries are plentiful. Maybe I better find money for that a iBook! dave ---------- 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> RoadTools $30 PodiumPad available at Apple retail stores, $20 Traveler CoolPad at Staples. Both in white for iBooks at <http://roadtools.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! We Stock PARTS! <http://www.macresq.com>
