On 25-04-2002 6:59, "Remy Davison" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> In defence of Lombard ;-) Hi there, I didn't mean to start a religions war ;-). Your reasons for sticking to the Pismo are as good as mine which made me decide to trade the Lombard for an iBook. I'm not going to perorate my cause here as there is no cause to defend at all; by saying that I'm happy with my new "toy" doesn't imply that I think that Lombards and Pismos suck. It just means that yesterday I was working like "this" and that today I'm working like "that" because my new machine better accomodates my new necessities than the old one. Nothing more than that. Cheers Lorenzo > - 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
