>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!
My iBook does that too. I just put a newspaper on my legs. >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. IT was probably the 603e. The 100-120MHz 603es suck as far as I can tell. I have a 6300CD (was a Q 630 to keep it on topic ;) ) and it's not particularly at running OS 8.1, even though it's got a nice 7200rpm hard disk in it. >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. See OS 7.1, 8.1, 9.1, 10.1, 10.2 etc.... I do have but one exception. My 300MHz iBook its a gem and it's an original Jan. 1999 Tangy. It has, granted, had the hard disk replaced with a 10GB unit as part of the refurb, and I fitted a 256MB DIMM and an Airport Card but that just makes a good machine even sweeter. The only thing I had a problem with was the power adapter but mwahh, that's not part of the computer. It runs 10.1.5 as sweet as a nut (OK it's not a G4 but it's almost as good as a 500Mhz iceBook) and copes well with being bounced around the place. >(Exceptions to this rule seem to be Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop.) Not so, the new versions always need patches. In fact, according to the head of the Cartographic department at my Uni, Illustrator 9.0.2 is littered with bugs. -- -- Mark Benson Any spelling errors are attributed to PEBKAC Vintage Macs List Nanny SilValleyPirate - AIM silicon_valley_pirate_uk - Yahoo! Visit Flat Pack Macs Online: <http://fpm.gotdns.com> Macintosh LC Central -- 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
