The rumor sites are harmonically converging toward agreement that Apple is going to release new iBooks and Powerbooks on November 6, 2002. Both models will be faster, with iBooks getting a price drop.
Susan, don't go over to the dark-side... the landscape is littered with broken laptop cases left there by owners that thought they would work and look like the desktops and the winds bear tales of the woes of trying to upgrade these accursed beasts. Reports are coming in from all over of a strange crippling malady --- people are creaking over to one side from hours of trying to carry the heavy things in cases. Ahh, the inhumanity of it all... On Saturday, November 2, 2002, at 11:17 PM, Henri Yandell wrote: > > > On Sat, 2 Nov 2002, Lee Larson wrote: > >> I ended up with an iBook 700/14.1 because it weighs under six pounds >> and has a battery life of around six hours. (It really does; I've tried >> it.) I chose the iBook over the TiBook because it didn't seem as though >> I was getting that much more for at least another $500. I'm very happy >> with my choice--so far. > > I have a TiBook, my wife has an iBook. Both 20G drives, mine 256M, hers > 128M memory, hers is a cd r/w-dvd, mine just a dvd. Her airport a few > shades more responsive than mine. > > When it comes down to it, the only real difference tween the two laptops > is the screen. The TiBook screen is expansive and wonderful. So unless > you've a great need for the screen [and to be honest, with hindsight I > don't have that need], I'd go with the iBook. > > Look to increase the hard-drive size, mp3's and video quickly fill it, > though an iPod helps with the mp3's :) > > 128M memory has been more than enough for her and she hits it quite hard > with movie-making etc. > > Airport [wireless network] cards are easier to fit in an iBook. > [THey're a > bit of a pain with a TiBook.] > > Weight wise they're about the same [surprisingly] and battery life is > probably similar [we never really test]. > > I've been looking for a good Wintel laptop that I could run Windows > XP/Linux on for a while now, but can't find anything that looks good > enough [the curse of being lured to a Mac]. > > Hen > > > The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will be November 26 > For more information, see <http://www.aye.net/~lcs>. A calendar of > activities is at <http://www.calsnet.net/macusers>. > > > > The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will be November 26 For more information, see <http://www.aye.net/~lcs>. A calendar of activities is at <http://www.calsnet.net/macusers>.
