IMHO, the only problem with the MacBook is the dumb name and the lack
of PC Card support. Well, the styling is bland compared to my faithful
Lombard, but if you like the Ti/AlBooks, you'll love the MacBook. Also,
it's nowhere near as revolutionary as I would have liked to see, but
that's just IMHO. Of course, I'll be using my faithful Lombard for
another two years at least, so I can't comment at the moment.
Caleb,
PowerBook user @ Large in Redneck City, USA
P.S. If you think rural NZ is bad, try living with rednecks on all
sides who haven't heard of the Mac OS talking about how L33t their
Nifty Doorways boxes are.
CSC
On Thursday, Jan 12, 2006, at 22:32 America/Chicago, Bryan Taylor wrote:
Before this subject gets into too many people's kill files, I'd like
to bring it back to my personal differences with something like the
"macbook pro".
1. There is no modem, so my life in rural New Zealand requires
purchasing a seperate usb modem. Here's hoping the Apple variety are
way better than what I've observed in the Windows world.
2. There is no pcmcia slot, if this is the powerbook replacement, then
the ibook replacement won't have one either, so I have to find a usb
reader for my original IXUS camera's CF card.
3. The price is the same as a 15" Powerbook here ($3800 - ish), so the
difference is speed, not price with Intel.
or, I can stay with my 667MHz 15" powerbook and not fret about all the
worn paint, and when OS 10.5 doesn't support PowerPC, then I'll
install Net/OpenBSD/*linux...
bryan
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