In case anyone else is contemplating this question, my very petite
10-year-old scoffs at the idea that her 3400c/200 is not worth its weight. I
wrote a column on my selection process which you can find at:
http://www.lowendmac.net/woods/010510.html
We have the dongle, but it appears you don't need to use it unless you are
hooking up ethernet and the modem simultaneously.
Beverly
> 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 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...(...)
>
> 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.
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