I have to say, the "usb-powered dvd drive" route didn't occur. I guess I was dazzled by the pismo and the possibility of running Ubuntu on it :)
-carlos On Mar 1, 2:40 pm, Bruce Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > On Mar 1, 2010, at 11:50 AM, deadwinter wrote: > > > I have a sort of...hypothetical question. Over the time I've owned my > > MacBook, I've developed an irrational but unshakeable hatred for slot > > loaded cd/dvd drives. > > So get an external tray loading drive and use it instead, rather than > setting yourself up to compute with both hands and one leg tied behind > your back. A Pismo is a *gigantic* step down from a MacBook. > > Unless you want a Pismo per se, ie: you're a collector, you have an > irrational love of them, etc, no it's not worth it. > > -- > Bruce Johnson > University of Arizona > College of Pharmacy > Information Technology Group > > Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
