On Jun 6, 2005, at 18:52, Andrew F. wrote:
My Pentium -m 1.8 GHz (IBM ThinkPad T42p) runs with about the same
heat as
my 1.5GHz 12" PowerBook G4, and is about 30% faster. Add its
better battery
life and the fact that it only weighs about .3 lbs more (same
weight as 12"
iBook) despite its vastly superior 14.1" 1400X1040 screen and it is
clear
that at least that particular (albeit high-end) Wintel laptop is
engineered
just as well or better than my brand-new PowerBook is.
If I can install OSX on my ThinkPad then I will sell the
PowerBook. Of
course, I'm a touchpad hater and eraserhead fan.
Andrew
On 6/6/05 3:54 PM, "Ron Reames" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
It's a step backward for laptops.
Intel chips run hotter and cost more than IBM.
Think your G4 'book runs hot now, just wait til it has a Centrino
in it.
Ron
On 6/6/05 2:02 PM, "Stephen Jonke" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hey, I think this is good news, especially with regard to Powerbooks
- there was no future in site for the Powerbook based on PowerPC.
The
G5 showed no signs of being portable, and the G4 is pretty much a
dead-end. Apple has to switch to Intel in order to produce a viable
laptop.
Sigh...
Doesn't anybody here go read anything anywhere else. Apple has
stated unequivocally that Mac OS X will only run on Apple hardware.
The won't do anything to prevent someone from running Windoze too,
but Mac OS X will only run on Macs.
I should have known better than read some of the posts here...
Slam me, flame me, ban me for being insulting, I don't care... the
lack of research and reading here is an insult to the intelligence of
others. But no one here gets banned for being lazy and/or stupid.
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