--- Ruffin Bailey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I am interested in reading which PowerBooks people > like most. I like the > > 1400, it has a sturdy, simple, and intuitive > design, and a really nice > > keyboard. Sure it's cobbled together from a > 68030-based I/O bus attached to > > a processor that never was anything spectacular, > with limited ram and screen > > size, But it holds a certain charm that most > PowerBooks lack today. > > Anyone else have a favorite 'book? > > I've been trying to find "the perfect low end 'book" > for a while now, and think I have three winners, > depending on what you want to do. >
SNIP > "Today's" Internet: You know, you've got me there. > I wish I could find something more creative, but I'd > think it's the cheapest iBook you can find. iBooks > have built-in ethernet and "G3 upgrade". Has USB. > Nice screen, overall. Can max out RAM like mad. > I've got a G3 upgraded 1400 (cache on fritz) that's > just not quite fast enough and I wish it had more > RAM. The iBook comes complete with every upgrade > you'd be paying for with the souped-up 1400, is > cheaper, and has USB. > > Downside: Ever tried to upgrade the hard drive in > an iBook? Also the machines are too slow to run OS > X acceptably (at the cheapest), but will run it just > well enough you'll want to come back for more. Keep > OS 9 on there and never look forward! > SNIP I think the 3400 is a better choice for "Todays" Internet in terms of value per dollar. lowend iBooks go for around $350-500 which is also what you'd end up shelling out to pump up a 1400. I bought a 3400 for $152 on Ebay that had 144 Megs of RAM, a 6 gig hard drive, CDROM, built in ethernet, 1000's of colors at 600x800. Using iCab 2.9.7 with the preferences set to emulate IE 5.5 for Javascript and to identify itself as Mozilla 4.5 I can surf all the modern sites without problems so far and it works just about as well as Safari 1.2 on my wife's Bondi iMac running Panther. With iPods being all the rage right now I look at it as I got a 6 gig iPod that I can surf the web, communicate with AIM, play older games, and explore my artsy side using my older versions of Photoshop, Illustrator and Freehand all for less than half the price of the cheapest iPod. Of course the iPod battery lasts longer but I can bring my 3400 to work and plug it into the stereo and not have to listen to radio commercials all day long. > I think the one suggestion for any low end powerbook > buyer is to get everything you can when you buy the > 'book. That is, don't assume you'll piece in the > modem/ethernet/RAM/etc later. You'll never get a > better deal than the pieces that come with the > intial purchase. > > Enough spam for today. > > Ruffin Bailey > I agree. You get much better deals at the initial purchase. I had toyed around with parting out my 3400 when I got it since from the parts I would have enough to buy a lowend iBook but then after using the lil sucker I didn't want the iBook anymore. I've got a iBook 800 that I use at work and I dread bringing it home since all my work stuff will be on the desktop staring at me. My trusty lil 3400 has no work stuff on it and does everything I need a computer to do very well. Its going to be part of the family for a long time. Matt aka HamletUSMC http://www.geocities.com/hamletusmc/ __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance Tax Center - File online. File on time. http://taxes.yahoo.com/filing.html -- 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
