<< Speaking as someone who is now even more of a confirmed PowerBook nut than ever (the old black ones!), with a new BookEndz dock for a G3 'Book, I can only second that. I won't be going back to "desktop" machines as my primary ones anytime soon. >>
I can't imagine why you would feel that way. The dual processor G4 Sawtooth Gigabit Ethernet is the best computer Apple ever made, period. The solitary Harmon-Kardon speaker is decent, Apple has never had the best sound on their computers, excluding maybe the 20th Anniversary Bose-equipped powerhouse. The fan is almost noiseless, operating the machine is a blast because the 450 megahertz model packs a powerful punch as does the 500 megahertz Sawtooth. The AGP slot is only 2X but you can upgrade to such cards as the GeForce 3 and my personal favorite, the ATI Radeon 8500. With a memory capacity of 1.5 gigs, and room for extra hard drives, two AltiVec engines (one per chip) 1MB of backside L2 Cache, a 64-bit datapath, 100 Mhz bus speed 3 PCI slots, 2 Firewire slots, and 2 USB ports, as well as the Apple Display Connector, a very nifty cable that eliminates the need for a jumbled cluster of cables and wires running from display to monitor. All of this in a machine tower you can lift up, an easy-open side door that flips open without a sweat... the ability to run the modern Apple displays, like the 17" Apple LCD flat-screen Studio Display that I use, the ability to watch DVD movies or video on your machine, and with the extra ports burning CDs, expanding the hard drive, making it the ultimate digital HUB. When Apple designs computers, they do it right, so that you don't have to make another beefy investment until you're ready to. (opinion expressed above is solely my own and is not intended to cause controversy) justin -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> --> 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-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
