It would be nice if the PowerBook had a more rugged finish on it. Anodizing the titanium might help? Can you see them going back to heavier plastic? Id there a lighter weight, "bullet-proof" plastic out there? The artist in me agrees with you about the design of the newer portables...though bland and generic they still are clean and easy on the eyes. The Apple logo remains as a distinctive touch. Still, I like it when Apple's Industrial Design Group goes dramatic. D On Saturday, July 27, 2002, at 04:06 PM, James Rohde wrote:
> > Got this one too, and I wrote to Apple to lose the "brushed silver", > "industrial" look on both the TiBooks and the QT/iTunes/i-anything > software. I told Apple it doesn't go well with the rest of the Aqua > interface, and that AppleWorks is the only Apple software I could recall > which looks decent in appearance. > > To me as a person with an art background (B.S. in art, plus several > years > of professional photography experience), the TiBook (and the "new" QT > look) seem so plain and "boxy" (makes it easier for someone else to > mimic > the appearance of Apple's products, IMHO). Now part of it also is that I > like my Pismo, but I told Apple even the current iBooks look better > visually than the TiBook. YMMV... > > Hopefully, this won't start a flame war... ;-) > Hey, if you disagree, write Apple and express your support of brushed > metal... :-) > > Jim Rohde > > -- 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! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; 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
