> It's a fairly powerful little machine...it could do just about all of > that without the PPC upgrade. > > There's one not so little thing about the 500 series...they're *heavy*, > almost 6.5 pounds, especially if you stick both batteries into it,
While the 500s aren't light they ARE small. One disadvantage to big screens is that they need bigger bags and more room; a 500 series can be chucked into just about any bag. I dragged my 540c off to a meeting a couple of days ago to take notes and my business partner's 14" TFT Dell looked positively huge in comparison. The trick with getting good performance out of a 500 series (or any old Mac, for that matter) is to use software of similar vintage - remember how fast everyone said the 540c was in 1994. That's cuz they weren't trying to run Office 98 on it! Ben. -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
