[geeks] iBook

[Zach Malone]

I like the firewire also, but I must say, the Wallstreet is by far the best
PPC Powerbook ever made, the case is SO much sturdier.  I wish I still had
access to one.
    Zach
----- Original Message -----
From: "Big Endian" <bigendian at mac.com>
To: <geeks at sunhelp.org>
Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2001 7:14 PM
Subject: Re: [geeks] iBook


> >Does anyone have anything to say (good or bad) about the new iBook? I am
> >seriously considering trading a couple machines for one.
>
> Umm... Any specific reason that you want the ibook?  Unless you need
> size/ beat-to-hellableness I would recommend an older Powerbook G3.
> I have a Pismo (firewire, 2000 model year) 500mhz and I *LOVE* it.
> THE BEST powerbook ever made in my opnion (I've had 4 over the years,
> I'll never buy any other kind of laptop).  I move around a lot
> (fixing user problems)  and I can't stay wired down.  With my
> powerbook and dual batteries I can go for 5-10 hours at a time with
> no wall plugs.  If you need more than that the batteries are hot
> swappable(provided you have two and a minimum 10 second charge on the
> second battery) so you can go for a *LONG* time if you have the
> batteries.  Also it has a 6x DVD, 14" screen, 1mb l2 cache and all
> sorts of other goodies you don't get on the ibook. I've tricked mine
> out w/ 512mb ram and a 30 gig hdd and so now I have a full
> workstation in my lap.
>
>
http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?MfcISAPICommand=GetResult&ht=1&Sort
Property=MetaEndSort&query=powerbook+firewire+500
>
> These are still eligble for AppleCare(3 year extended waranty) and
> are the best value going if you need/want a mac laptop.
>
> daniel
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