On Jan 24, 2011, at 4:29 PM, Ashgrove wrote: > On Jan 24, 2:23 pm, Mystic Prowler <coolmar...@gmail.com> wrote: >> I do agree that the Wallstreet Powerbook's Keyboard is the best looking. >> Imagine it with a bronze backlight? > > Why did you have to do THAT to me, you horrible person, you? Now I am > daydreaming. I love the G3 PB form factor, especially the Wallstreet's > (for some reason, a heavy squarish laptop built like a tank appeals to > me more than its supermodel-like Intel descendants). A Wallstreet with > a bronze backlight, a high-def full screen, an Intel CPU and, say, 8 > gigs of RAM. Wouldn't it be something. > > I wonder if it would be possible to squeeze the innards of a Mac Mini > or a netbook into that beast…
I love my Wallstreet, but it isn't my absolute favorite Apple laptop of all time. I prefer the keyboards on some older models, like the 100 and 1400 series, though I do agree that the Wallstreet's is very good. But if I could choose a dream laptop it would be an Intel PowerBook Duo 280. It is as thin and light as a modern PC laptop, sized half way between a Netbook and a real computer (sort of like the new smaller MacBook Air), and it would be the 280, not the 280c, because the black and white models had a 16x10 screen, which would be perfect for a high resolution display somewhere around 1440x900. I even made a mockup in Photoshop: http://www.flickr.com/photos/obi1kenobi1/5388310902/ Of course, if we are talking pure fantasy, I bet the Duo could scale up to 17" and still look super sleek, just fill the rear port door with all the fixins like USB 2.0, FireWire 400, FireWire 800, Ethernet, DVI, perhaps even hide the PC card back there, put a USB and FireWire port behind the feet, and add a BD-RE drive along the side (thanks to the Snow White pinstripes, an optical drive slot wouldn't mess with the look too much). And move that battery somewhere else so that the front looks more symmetrical (or add another to the other side, or scrap the slot load drive and put a removable tray load there like the 1400). And since the case would be bigger, why not add in the 100 series' bigger full travel keyboard, or even customize the keyboard to add more keys (F1-F12, inverted T directional keys, maybe even a number pad) But keep the trackball, just rewire the top button to act as right click. Of course, while increasing technology might make it easy to fit a MacBook Air into a Duo soon, a 17" duo is next to impossible. Steven -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
