At 6:26 PM -0700 11/26/2002, Andrew Kershaw wrote: > >the 3400 is really the 5300 redesigned with room for a CD-ROM (and >>other improvements). >That's sort of an over-simplification, isn't it? About all they have >in common is a similar industrial design. > >Though you might be right about the button, that (and certain >batteries and expansion bay modules - made possible because the >industrial design dictated the shape of the removable modules) is the >only interchangeable part that I'm aware of. Still, the 190 and 3400 >use the same trackpad mechanism, which you _can_ use in a 5300, but >unless you have a 190 to gut for it's data cable, the trackpad from >any other machine is useless in a 5300...
The expansion bay modules can be swapped with the exception of the wider units on the 3400/G3. I had the G3s floppy drive in a 5300 just yesterday. -- Clark Martin Redwood City, CA, USA Macintosh / Internet Consulting [EMAIL PROTECTED] "I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway" -- 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
