Kevin, That used to be the case. Not so now. Case in point when I got my iBook laptop I fully expected to have to wait a couple of weeks. Instead after signing the cheque, the clerk walked to the back of the store and returned with the machine immediately. I've seen the same for the TiBook.
larry -- Larry C. Lyons ColdFusion/Web Developer Certified Advanced ColdFusion 5 Developer EBStor.com 8870 Rixlew Lane, Suite 204 Manassas, Virginia 20109-3795 tel: (703) 393-7930 fax: (703) 393-2659 Web: http://www.ebstor.com email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Chaos, panic, and disorder - my work here is done. -- > -----Original Message----- > From: Kevin Graeme [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, August 20, 2002 10:08 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: Time to buy a laptop > > > The Alienware laptops are made by Sager. You can do a search > for them for > quality. I haven't used one, but the people I talk to aren't > impressed. One > person I talked to was waiting weeks to get his. Of course, > Apple has a > horrible track record for shipping things quickly as well. > > As you noticed, the CPU is a desktop P4. The mobile P4 has > power saving > features that extend battery life and reduce heat. I haven't > looked into it > a lot, but I think it's basically the same as the old > SpeedStep that would > run the CPU at full speed when powered off of AC, but > throttle down when on > battery. > > -Kevin > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Raymond Camden [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Tuesday, August 20, 2002 7:53 AM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: RE: Time to buy a laptop > > > > > > That is a freaking _cool_ laptop. What is the general > consensus about > > the quality of AlienWare? > > > > > ============================================================== > ========= > > Raymond Camden, ColdFusion Jedi Master for Hire > > > > Email : [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Yahoo IM : cfjedimaster > > > > "My ally is the Force, and a powerful ally it is." - Yoda > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Paul Ihrig [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: Tuesday, August 20, 2002 9:49 AM > > > To: CF-Community > > > Subject: RE: Time to buy a laptop > > > > > > > > > well > > > if you want some fun... > > > try an AlienWare Area 51 > > > > > > http://www.alienware.com/main/system_pages/area51-m.asp > > >> > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-community@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
