On Fri, Jan 16, 2004 at 11:11:19AM -0800, G Harris wrote: : : I'm new to the list and ready to buy my first ibook.
Congrats! : My home computer is an old 7100 machine with system : 8.5. It is networked with a Windows machine so I'll : need an ethernet connection. No worries, Macs have come with built-in Ethernet for *years*. : I primarily want to run Filemaker and Flash MX, as : well as general word processing. It sounds like any 'Book will suit your needs; therefore, there's no practical reason to spend money on a high-end PowerBook. : Has anyone used Powermax? They have a number of : machines for under $1000 - : http://www.powermax.com/cgi-global/generate.cgi?i=PM_CN_IB Never bought any Macs from PowerMax. From other postings, I've heard good things about Small Dog: http://www.smalldog.com/category/x/x/Powerbooks+Ibooks/iBooks/powerbook/wag103/wag10003/ (disclaimer: I've never bought any Macs from Small Dog either) -- Eugene Lee eugene at anime dot net -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
