>Don't know if this might be of interest for any of you anyway here's my >rant: > >In the end I decided I was going to do the shift after all, so I traded >my Bronze Pb for a 500mhz iBook II ... well I now know I did the right >thing for sure! > >Faster, snappier, more responsive, lighter, thinner, prettier (imho). > >To cut a long story short: this little machine is worth every penny I've >been spending for it, now I wish I had made up my mind earlier .. In defence of Lombard ;-)
- No PC card support on iBook (no USB/FW adapters to carry around - instant data sharing with PC laptops) - No expansion bays (I can boot off my 10GB expansion bay hard drive and do instant info swaps with other Lombard/Pismo users). - No IrDA for Palms or IrDA cell phones - No Dual battery support - No 14.1" screen (unless you really pay $$ for it) - No analogue audio in - How do you swap in a DVD drive if you don't have a DVD model? - No upgrade path (G4/500 for Lombard and likely to go higher) - No easy access to hard drive for replacement - No way to add SCSI to iBook (FW->SCSI, yes, true). Of course, iBook has its major advantages, such as vastly superior FW performance, but the G3 itself (and even the graphics card) is not such a leap in performance, IMHO, to make the leap). Plus, of course, the Lombard/Pismo is _charcoal_ That's cool :-) Which iBook did you get, BTW? Cheers, RD Remy Davison Contributing Editor and News Editor, Insanely-Great Mac <http://www.insanely-great.com> mail: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> RD's PowerBook page: <http://www.macpowerbook.com> -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | RoadTools $30 PodiumPad available at Apple retail stores, $20 Traveler CoolPad at Staples. Both in white for iBooks at <http://roadtools.com>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> 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/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
