I have to say that every single aspect of the machine is better than the TiBook. It is really, REALLY, really more solid and rigid--particularly the screen hinge and the screen frame. The screen hinge drops down in the back so the screen is even lower than the Tibook which was the lowest in the world. thus the ports have to go on the side.
I never have to turn the screen up all the way except when outdoors. Right now i am in my normally lit living room and it is on at 40%. I usually have it at about 70% under the fluorescents at the office.
The built-in airport reception is almost as good as the external card I had in my old machine (which worked out in the yard 300 feet--I am using 802.11b not g). Oddly enough, a system upgrade a couple of weeks ago dramatically improved airport reception. It matters which way you turn the machine tho.
If the screen still touches the keyboard, it is really light because there is a clear offset in the frame.
I like the keyboard a lot more--I think it feels crisper. ( learned on a manual underwood). The trackpad button is clearly harder.
Battery life is good, but I haven't worked with it a lot--on my old Tibook I could sometimes get WELL OVER 8 hours if I turned the monitor down and worked only in Word. I doubt I could get that kind of life with this battery--but I never have to turn the monitor up all the way and that is the key battery life sapper when doing only wordprocessing.
the disk drive in my original TiBook 550 was worse than garbage. Applecare replaced it with a really nice drive, but nowhere near as nice as the drive in this AlBook. Yes it ejects violently--I want it too.
I can't figure out why you have a problem with graphic table wires because I have a USB port on each side.
The speakers are bigger and better.
I wish the 60 Gig drive was bigger and faster than 4200, but the TiBook was only 20 gig travelstar and whatever RPM it was, was really really slow compared to the 40 Gig travelstar I put in it.
As for sensitivity to scraping, my Ti-Book was so black from peeling paint where my palms rested, Applecare replaced that part of my frame (without me even asking--wow).
I have dirt on my Albook but no scrapes. My old Tibook was dented and so forth--particularly the screen frame which was sort of flimsy. This new AlBook is really a lot more solid--particularly the screen. I can't overemphasize how much more solid and rigid it is than the old Tibook. I feel much more secure with this computer.
The Apple is right-side-up when you open the case.
I thought that the old Tibook would be with me forever, but this new computer is really much more solid physically--Oh and you know, it's a little faster too ; ) -- it really feels smooth with no hanging. I hate it when things hang.
You can't believe how fast Quickdex runs on this thing. --
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