I would rather have a 2300c than a Wallstreet. The 2300c was the lightest Apple laptop ever, and while incapable of running OS X, it IS capable of wireless internet and office productivity work in comfort. If someone made a module to replace the old Duo modem with a WiFi card, I'd even take a Duo (even monochrome) over an 8lb behemoth like the Wallstreet. Just like the modern machines, the Wallstreet is too big for a coach-class airplane seat, but a 2400c is perhaps the best airline Mac ever made, at least in terms of form factor.
While I love OS X, I actually like my 4-year-old laptop PC better in terms of hardware (the software doesn't come close to comparing, however). That computer, a Toshiba Portege 3490CT, is only .8" thick, weighs 3.4 lbs and has 1024X768 resolution on an 11.3" LCD. It is physically smaller in every dimension than the 12" PB, not to mention considerably lighter. If Apple made OS X for Intel, I wouldn't even have bought my 12" PB. I used that laptop as my primary PC for three years (docking station on my desk plugged into the same 19" LCD I use on my PB today). Just goes to show that different strokes are for different folks. Plugged into a large external monitor and with a Bluetooth mouse and keyboard, the size of the laptop's built-in screen makes no difference at all save how much of your desktop it clutters. On the road, however, less is more. Andrew -----Original Message----- From: G-Books [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Dan Palka Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 2004 5:12 PM To: G-Books Subject: Re: Pismo vs ibook? I was just commenting on someone's ridiculous statement that they would rather have a 2400c than a Wallstreet or something like that. And I do enjoy it. I sold my iBook 366 to get this Wallstreet because I wanted the bigger screen and faster processor. I never play games so the Rage 128 wasn't worth anything to me. -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
