I have owned a PB 2400 for 20 months. I have always carried it in a Targus CN20 subnotebook carrying case. It has died and been repaired by AppleCare 3 or 4 times. Until the last repair, about 2 months ago, it would usually crash and need to be restarted once every week or two. Prior to this repair, I had only one piece of foam in the case, along the bottom edge (where the ports are). After the last repair, I cut out a large "U" shaped piece of foam which protects the powerbook on the sides as well as the bottom. It is about 1 inch thick around the bottom (where the ports are) and about 3/4 inch thick around each side. I have lined my Targus carrying case with this. Reliability is much improved. In the last 2 months, I have had no system crashes, and only restarted twice. Once it shut down once while sleeping (I think that the battery went too low even to support sleep), and one time an application started acting funny so I restarted. Apple reported this last repair as "reseated CPU". Unless they implemented some kind of hardware upgrade which made the machine more rugged, it appears that the additional foam in my carrying case is responsible for my improved reliability, and I recommend this to anyone who suffers from frequent crashes. Jerry Krinock, San Jose, CA via Claris Emailer for Macintosh ---------- 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> Dr. Bott LLC | Get a LapBottom with new �GRIPPIER� gripper pads! | http://www.drbott.com/prod/lapbot.html $23.00 Midwest Mac Parts <http://www.midwestmac.com> | After-market parts for Macs. Fix your ticking dock for $59 w/ trade-in of PS. 888-356-1104 PowerBook Guy is | Click here! Everything PowerBook! | http://www.powerbookguy.com
