On 8/27/04 4:14 AM, "Larry le Mac" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> The AlBook gets as hot as the TiBook :o( > Until the thin craze ends or water cooling is used for notebooks this will continue to be a problem for ALL notebooks. Extremely hot processors and cramped conditions mean heat. > The ports on the AlBook are placed in the stupidest of places, > where I have my graphics tablet, the wires for network, my iPod etc. > all lie across my tablet... :o( > You think this is an issue but by no means do we all agree with you. Some like ports on the left, some on the right, and others in the rear. I happen to think the stupidest place for ports is to the rear. I always seem to have one cable too short forcing me to either bend over the computer to see it or try to plug it in by feel alone. > > The screen suffers from the same keyboard imprint :o( > Every thin notebook has the same problem - and I don't see many companies making thick ones. Actually, my experience has been that the alBook is less prone to have the problem than the TiBook. > > The casing is WAY more sensitive to scrapes and discolouring > that the TiBook, and I am really careful with it. :o( > You are kidding right? Nearly every TiBook I've ever seen has paint missing along the edges and sides of the palm rest and anywhere else it is handled. And, I also note no one is selling overpriced bottles of paint to touch up the alBook. > > The CD/DVD drive is very brutal when ejecting discs and has > even gotten stuck a few times. :o( > Haven't seen this at all. > > Obvious good points are that the screen is better and of course > the machine is faster, but on the whole I think the TiBook was > a better Mac. > Can't agree with you. After owning a TiBook for 2 weeks I sold it and bought an iBook. The alBook, IMHO is the best PowerBook ever. david -- 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/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
