The key thing that make my 2400 my laptop of choice it it's usability, not it's speed. I can use my 2400 for things I can't use any other PowerBook. It the perfect balance.
The 2400's size let me take it everywhere. I've been more likely to forget my cell phone, my wallet, and ... just once ... my pants (Long story, and it's not what you think) And because it lets me take it everywhere, I always take it with me USEFULNESS = AVAILABILITY. If I have to wait until I get back home, or to my office or hotel room to do something that I need NOW, what's the point? PCMCIA gives quite a bit of flexibility to add features as needed. I can swap in a card for just about anything. I have an emergency bootable Flash memory card with a full 9.1 install and Norton, a SmartMedia adaptor to read my digital camera cards, a RoadRocket for dual-heading, Cisco 4800 802.11b wireless newtork card to connect to most of the networks I need to, and a Asant� 10BaseT card for the rest, Firewire card to work with my DVCam and my iPod and my hard drives, a Psion modem for net access on the road, and a USB card for the ... umm ... the ... err ... something .... USB ... thing ... OK I don't use the USB card because I have ADB. There's a lot of flexibility in there. Yes the US market of mobile phones is fragmented all to heck, but my phone has a nice IrDA port, and I can connect just about anywhere at 14.4kbps when I need to. It's slow, it's painful and expensive. but it's there. The 2400 is a durable sucker. At least 3 time I have tripped over a poorly run power cable, yainking my still running 2400 3 feet onto a concrete floor. Each time it just asked to have the card that were just yainked out put back in. I'd like to see a TiBook take that kind of abuse. Portability. Once I do add all my cards and cables to get to have everything, the setup takes as much room as a larger PowerBook, but the best part is that I can leave everything I know I won't need at home/in my car/at work/in my hotel room and be more mobile. Currently I'm in the process of shooting a film on DVCam, and while on the road, putting together rough edits on my 2400 every night/early morning after shooting so that everyone working on the project can see what got done. I've even put together some special effects alreat on my 2400. Yes, a iBook and TiBook will kick my 2400's a**, but I wouldn't have been able to get some shots without my 2400's small size and portability. -- Peter Liethen - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - http://www.liethen.com ---------- 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>
