Ian Moffatt wrote: > > >I never owned one, > > but a friend of mine did, and he let me borrow it a couple of times. > > That was my first Mac (sort of), I had the loan of Mac Portable and a > LaserWriter and have been hooked ever since. > > Ian
Can you tell me you actually LIKED that beast??? I did own a 5300-CS Powerbook at one time, the one that was subject to all the recalls and battery problems. Even after mine got fixed, this thing would burn your legs after 20 minutes of use! Those batteries still got HOT with usage! I wish I could've loved mine. It had a 603e PPC processor at 117-MHz, but it was dog-poop slow compared to my anemic PowerMac 7200/90. The reason was mainly because the Powerbook had no Level 2 cache at all (that I'm aware of, and if it did have one, it was not just anemic, it had lukemia --sp--). It sucked where speed was concerned. Just another lesson: DON'T buy ANYTHING that's first generation. Same thing applies to x.0 software -- wait for the updates/upgrades before plunging in. I've been there/done that far too many times now. I know. (Exceptions to this rule seem to be Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop.) Allen ----- -- Quadlist 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> Quadlist info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/quadlist.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> 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/quadlist%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
