I travel back and forth to Asia twice per year, not to mention monthly trips to different parts of the US. In 1984 the portable PCs weren't any smaller than the original Mac, but that was 20-years-ago, and the comparison today isn't between a Pismo and a Fat Mac, its between desktop replacement types (Pismo, Wallstreet, large AlBooks) and thin and lights. The Fat Mac in 1984 offered a lot more power than the Radio Shack model 100, but the Pismo offers less power than a current 12" iBook or PowerBook.
Unlike the new 15" and 17" PBs, the Pismo doesn't even offer any more screen real estate, as it makes do with the exact same 1024X768 resolution as my 12" PB does. Yes, 14" is larger than 12", but not enough larger to justify an extra 2lbs of weight, primitive video (you will never get Quartz Extreme on a Pismo) and a bulky case. I'm glad you like your Pismo, I'm just saying that it isn't the "best PB ever", just perhaps the best for you. Less is more, Andrew On 10/6/04 12:16 AM, "Stuart Saunders" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I travelled around the world in 1984 with a Fat Mac in the special bag > on one shoulder, as well as a largish portable stereo nearly as big as > the fat mac, a fold over suit bag which as well as clothes had an > imagewriter (yes, an imagewriter!) printer inside the zippered > 'middle', and a brief case and camera case as my carry on bags. And one > pretty heavy suitcase. > > Love my Pismo. Or should I say, love my Pismos, or will as soon as we > get the second, just bought on ebay in US and upgraded to G4 550, > running. > S. > > On 06/10/2004, at 7:11 AM, G-Books wrote: > >>> Even today, many times I find my newish (rev B) 12" PowerBook to be a >>> bit >>> too bulky and instead grab my 4-year-old laptop PC, which instead of >>> 4.6lbs >>> weighs only 3.4. If Apple would take the current 12" PB and shave >>> 1/2" of >>> thickness and 1lb of weight (by ditching the optical drive), I'd buy >>> one >>> right away. >>> >>> Andrew >> >> Can I chuckle about that, Andrew? >> >> I remember hauling my 128k/256k original Mac (with an internal 10MB >> hard drive, which made it even heavier) back and forth to work in an >> Apple carrying bag for 3 years. Talking about heavy!! > -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
