I've carried heavy and/or bulky laptops around as well, and based on that experience have settled my preferences on the smaller and lighter machines. Most of the time the 12" PB is about right is about right, as I like to watch DVDs when I fly, which is far too often. For shorter hops or when I have many connecting flights to make, however, I prefer the little Toshiba, which despite being stuck with Windows (may put Linux on it) and having no optical drive, is light and small enough to just dissappear into my non-computer carry-on.
8lb laptops were fine in 1993 when that was all you could get, but now we have more choices and I vote with my wallet for thin and light. Andrew --- Bob <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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 > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > > -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
