on 12/02/05 23:12, Zoltan Batiz at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hello all, > > Just wanted to share this little tid-bit. . . > > I was about the purchase the new 15" PowerBook with the SuperDrive. > Everything was a go. . . except for one little hardware feature I > noticed at the last minute. All of the connectivity ports for the new > PB's are on the side, like most iBooks. Why doesn't Apple make a > PowerBook like the Pismo, Lombard, etc. and put the ports in the back? > The way I've got my Pismo set up at home, every port, with the > exception for the audio in, video out and modem, are connected. > Granted, my internet is wireless, but still; if I had the new model, > I'd have a bunch of unsightly wires sticking out the side. I'm greedy > when it comes to screen real-estate, so I always have two monitors. > The 17" didn't appeal to me due to the poorly designed keyboard. I > couldn't believe that Apple never considered making the worlds first > laptop that had a full sized keyboard. . . complete with a 10 key. > There's room on the 17" for this. . .instead the 17" just has odd > looking spaces on both sides of the keyboard, not to mention ports on > the side. Ugh. . . > > I'm optimistic though, and not in a rush; at the moment, I have no > need for any more VRAM, which to me is the main reason to sell off the > Pismo. Plus, with the G4/550 from FastMac installed, my Pismo is > zooming. I think I'll wait to see if the new PowerBook G5 models have > the features that still sets apart the Pismo and the like from the > others. (fingers crossed.) >
I went from a Pismo to a 17" and I think I actually prefer the ports on the side. Whenever you make a connection, you don't have to get behind the PowerBook, or stand up above it to see where you're plugging the connector. As for the keyboard, I think it's a big improvement over the Pismo's keyboard. It's seems a little stiffer which I do like since I kinda of punch the keys maybe harder than the average people. Plus, don't forget that the space on each side of the keyboard is used to house the speakers and the microphone. Don't hold your breath for the G5 PowerBooks, you could die of suffocation... -Laurent. -- ============================================================================ Laurent Daudelin AIM/iChat: LaurentDaudelin <http://nemesys.dyndns.org> Logiciels Nemesys Software mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] frag n.,v.: [from Vietnam-era U.S. military slang via the games Doom and Quake] 1. To kill another player's avatar in a multiuser game. "I hold the office Quake record with 40 frags." 2. To completely ruin something. "Forget that power supply, the lightning strike fragged it. See also gib. -- 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/> --------------------------------------------------------------- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
