6.5 pounds is an improvement for me. I'm used to my 8-pound Wallstreet. Yeah, it may not be super light or portable, but it'll fit in a laptop bag, and it's cheap, so it's probably good enough for me.
On Sunday, July 28, 2002, at 12:25 AM, Bruce Johnson wrote: > > On Saturday, July 27, 2002, at 03:36 PM, Luca Rescigno wrote: >> >> So, if it is truly useful for things like taking notes and a little bit >> of internet access (essentially all I'd be using a computer for outside >> of my dorm), I could save quite a bit of money and get a powerful >> desktop (eMac) instead of a less powerful laptop (iBook). > > It's a fairly powerful little machine...it could do just about all of > that without the PPC upgrade. > > There's one not so little thing about the 500 series...they're *heavy*, > almost 6.5 pounds, especially if you stick both batteries into it, and > lug along a AAUI tranciever to get it connected to Ethernet, and the > powerbrick (because the batteries won't last all that long, as old as > they are) This may well limit it's portablity. > >> -- > Bruce Johnson > > Wherever you go, there you are. > > > -- > PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... > > Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | > -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | > > Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml> > --> 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/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com > -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml> --> 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/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
