Re: Buying new Powerbook

[Matt Halter]

I don't have any firsthand knowledge with the Pismo but from everything 
I've seen they are rock solid.  If you want something that is 
upgradeable the Pismo is your ticket.  I had the opportunity to work in 
my local High School for the last 7 wks of school as the Computer Lab 
assistant and all the hardware problems were funneled through me to the 
district tech.  We averaged one iBook being sent out for warranty work 
a week while I was there, (we had 110 in the building you do the 
math-None of them were the newer 800 or 900mhz models.), all because of 
the well documented screen/cable problem.  I would be wary of buying an 
older iBook used/out of warranty/Applecare.  That being said, they were 
loved by the teachers who used them and everything else seemed to work 
great.  We bought my son a new 800mhz combo ibook last Christmas and he 
won't give it up for anything. It simply rocks.  If you shop hard you 
can find new/refurbished iBooks very reasonable.  SmallDog had their 
refurbished 14" 700Mhz combo's on sale for $1065 this past weekend.  
New 700mhz CD only under $800.  If it were up to me I'd pony up for a 
new iBook- its the first "new" mac I've bought in the last 13 years.  
And I wouldn't hesitate to buy another one.

Matt
On Monday, July 14, 2003, at 09:42  AM, Tom Roth wrote:
Speed is certianly a primary consideration but what about things like 
the quality of construction?  Is the iBook as well made as the Pismo 
or is it going to fall apart?  What about the feel of the keyboard?  
Things that make up the daily experience of using the computer.  So if 
you had the oportunity to buy a Pismo or an iBook for say, $800 and 
the hard drive, RAM, etc where all about the same; which would you get 
and why?

-tom

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From:   Tim Hodgson
Subject:        Re: Buying new Powerbook
	> On Mon, Jul 14, 2003 at 8:51 am -0400, Tom Roth wrote:
I've been following this thread as I contemplate the next used 
PowerBook
to buy.  I currently have a PB3400 so I would like to get up into 
the G3
realm next.  I see some really good deals on used iBooks but the 
Pismos
seem to be very popular and are usually about the same money or more 
than
a used iBook.  What are your thoughts on the iBook vs. the Pismo?
One thing to consider is that only the more recent iBooks (last two
revisions??) have a 100mhz system bus like the pismo; this does make a
significant difference to speed.
TimH







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