The National Enquirer reports at 6:58 PM -0700 10/4/04, Andrew wrote: >It's a preference for light weight and compact size. The laptop that stays >home doesn't do anything to help me on the road. I learned this the hard >way back in the mid 90s. I owned a PowerBook 5300c and a Duo 210 (as well >as a desktop PowerMac), and it was the Duo that saw the most use. > >Even today, many times I find my newish (rev B) 12" PowerBook to be a bit >too bulky and instead grab my 4-year-old laptop PC, which instead of 4.6lbs >weighs only 3.4. If Apple would take the current 12" PB and shave 1/2" of >thickness and 1lb of weight (by ditching the optical drive), I'd buy one >right away. > >Andrew
Can I chuckle about that, Andrew? I remember hauling my 128k/256k original Mac (with an internal 10MB hard drive, which made it even heavier) back and forth to work in an Apple carrying bag for 3 years. Talking about heavy!! So, a pound or two of extra weight doesn't seem like much. Even my nearly 8 pound G3 PowerBook is no big deal. But I can understand how not everybody would feel the same way. Everything is relative. I did enjoy the chuckle though. :-) Bob -- If replying privately, please include my name in the To: address, so that my filters won't send your reply to the trash. -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
