iBook - go dual USB, any speed or model should be OK for the short term light use you are talking about but its a huge bonus in size, weight, features, and screen quality for travel.
PowerBook - go with a Pismo. G4s are going to be a lot more expensive and Lombards are going to be under featured when compared to an iBook dual USB for the same money. My Pismo travels well, friend has an iBook takes it everywhere [its a 500MHz dual USB], Wallstreets are more solid than Pismos or Lombards but they are heavy as hell. David On Tuesday, December 17, 2002, at 07:44 PM, Mike Barnes wrote: > My partner is going overseas for a bit next year, and wants to take a > laptop. I'm shopping around for an older G3 Powerbook or iBook that > I'll > be selling off after we're done with it. I've got no problems finding > prices and performance specs, but I'd love to hear from anyone who has > carried one around for a bit. > > Are there any models that are more fragile than others? Any > spectacularly light ones? It's mainly going to be doing a little web > browsing and email, so speed/memory/CPU speed are pretty secondary > concerns. > > And while I'm here, do any Australians on this list have something > suitable for sale? :) -- 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/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
