Thanks to all for the feedback and advice. I decided to purchase a 1400/166
with 64MB RAM, 12x CD, new 3GB hard drive and an Ethernet card on eBay. The
system comes with a CompUSA warranty good for another 2 years so I think
that I should be in good shape should anything go wrong.
>From: makmac <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (PowerBooks)
>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (PowerBooks)
>Subject: Re: Which PB? 1400 or 3400?
>Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2001 16:31:43 -0500
>
>T.J. Kozikowski on 8/27/01 12:56 PM wrote:
>
> > I am interested in purchasing a laptop for my 14 year old daughter and
>am
> > looking for recommendations related to either the PB 1400 or 3400.
>While I
> > am sure that she would prefer an Indigo iBook 366 or a G3 Wallstreet
>system,
> > these systems are not in my budget.
> >
> > I have seen the 1400c (or cs) 166 listed on lowendmac.com as a good
>choice
> > and appreciate the ability to upgrade to a G3/333 or 400 at a relatively
>low
> > cost. The negatives I see are the lack of an Ethernet card, limited
>(64MB)
> > RAM capacity and 33.6 modem.
> >
> > The 3400 is attractive largely due to the 200 or 240Mhz speed, built-in
> > Ethernet and higher RAM capacity.
> >
> > I expect that whatever I buy will be used largely for school work
>(mostly MS
> > Word using Office 98), web surfring with IE 5.0 and IMing her friends.
> >
> > While I have considered a desktop Mac, we already have two and a laptop
> > seems like the best idea. I have also thought about a Wintel machine,
>but
> > would prefer to stay with Apple. My budget is around $500, but would go
> > higher for the right system. I have seen 3400s on eBay for $450-600 and
> > 1400s for $300-500.
> >
>I hope your daughter has very strong shoulders. The 3400 is one of the
>heaviest PowerBooks Apple made (along with the 3500 Kanga & Wallstreet) and
>thick as a brick. This would probably be the only drawback I would see.
>
>If I were buying for my daughter (although she's 13) I would probably buy
>the 1400c/166. I had a 1400c/133 and loved it. I also added a G3 at a later
>date. It's more compact and, in my opinion, engineered better. Same screen
>resolution of 800x600 but an inch smaller. You can get a Global village
>56k/10T ethernet card for them or buy separate cards. I loved the keyboard
>on my 1400, which is infinitely better than the one on the
>190/5300/3400/3500 (all the same).
>
>If you do decide to go for more bulk, then why don't you spend a few more
>bucks and get the Kanga G3. I went from my 1400 to the Kanga. The prices
>are
>dropping on those and you can probably get one for $500-600.
>
>It took me a while to realize that the sharp pain running from my shoulder
>to the base of my skull was from the strap of my brief case. I've since
>started switching shoulders. That Kanga was heavy (same weight as the 3400)
>and I only toted the thing from my car to my office. Will she be carrying
>this around school? She had better have a backpack or even one of those
>nifty 2 wheel bags kids are using now.
>
>One other note. The 3400/3500 use a combo modem/ethernet card and require a
>special dongle and system extension to use. Both are limited to 33.6k.
>
>-makmac
>
>
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