on 9/4/02 7:29 PM, Tim Gilman at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Luca Rescigno at 9/4/02 (maybe): >> Also note that the Pismo has an 8MB graphics card. > > I've got a Pismo/500 that I bought in April of 2000. At the time I saw > it as the final result of a long line of laptop product iterations. > > One thing that hasn't been pointed out is that Pismos have airport slots > and an integrated antenna. Anytime I see a laptop with a wireless card > and that little antenna/dongle sticking out I forget that most people > don't have that sort of thing built in (except for Macintosh folks). > > It's been my main machine since then, running every workday for at least > 8 hours, most of the time playing music and rending graphics in the > background while I work. If I had to buy a new laptop, I'd buy an > inexpensive 400 MHz Pismo, upgrade the CPU, the drive, and the RAM and > be done with it until Apple completes a few more iterations on the > Titanium line. > > I use my laptop for everything except games, so the 8 MB video card > doesn't really matter much to me. Anyway, my Pismo has been solid. The > only flaky thing has been the power adapter. > > =- Tim > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Yep, I agree, the power adapter is flimsy and the wire breaks and deteriorates easily. I'm on my second power adapter so far. It's not the adapter itself but the wire that goes to your Pismo...very fragile. Other than that the Pismo is Greeeeat. nick -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
