Hello all
My Dad's talking about replacing his 1400 (he's actually got 2 of them).
He does E-mail (prefers Eudora), web browsing, text editing and light calculations (circuit design, kalidograph).
He travels a lot so small/light is good.
He's contemplating a I-book, I'm inclined to recommend a powerbook.
I've introduced him to using PC cards to transfer data, does the I-book have a card slot?
No, neither does the 12" powerbook. A USB card reader would work, though, just fine.
I'd point him towards a Lombard (SCSSI port would let him connect to the 1400s) or Pismo. He could also get a super disk to read and write floppy disks.
What about the 12" powerbook? I'm assuming it's smaller/lighter than the Pismo/Lombard.
If he's looking to upgrade the 1400, the 12" powerbook is a better deal than the Pismo or Lombard. It's new, and so will have a longer useful life and it's quite a bit lighter.
Between the 12" PB and the iBook, though, that's tight. the PB has the edge on performance, the ibook on price.
I'm recommending OS 9.2.2, any reason for a beginner non-power user to go to OS X?
If they're a beginner, might as well start them on the right track. Both the 'books you're talking about run OSX out of the box...it's not that hard to learn. If your dad does circuit design stuff there's unix utilites he'll want, anyway.
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