Re: 12.1 in. 1.5ghz powerbook
On Sep 15, 2005, at 8:30 PM, Tom Ethen wrote: My 12 iBook has much more airport range than my 12 Powerbook does because it has a better antenna than any of the Powerbooks do. No it does because it has a plastic case, not a metal one. The antennas in all of these systems are identical. -- Bruce Johnson No matter where you go, there you are, B. Banzai -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: 12.1 in. 1.5ghz powerbook
That is now what the Apple Store told me when I complained about the range of my 12 Powerbook compared to the 12 iBook. They told me that the antenna was larger in the iBook than than it is in the Powerbook, although the case I expect is an issue also. tom On 9/16/05 8:56 AM, Bruce Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sep 15, 2005, at 8:30 PM, Tom Ethen wrote: My 12 iBook has much more airport range than my 12 Powerbook does because it has a better antenna than any of the Powerbooks do. No it does because it has a plastic case, not a metal one. The antennas in all of these systems are identical. -- Bruce Johnson No matter where you go, there you are, B. Banzai -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: 12.1 in. 1.5ghz powerbook
On my 17 PB, which should have the same antenna configuration as the 12, I can get a signal for half of a residential block from my house when connected to an 802.11b WAP. Steve -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: 12.1 in. 1.5ghz powerbook
At 11:31 AM -0500 9/16/05, Tom Ethen wrote: I have never used a 17 Powerbook, but there is a great difference between my 12 iBook and my 12 Powerbook, with the Powerbook having about half the range of the iBook. Considering the 17 is massive compared to the 12 I would expect it to have quite a bit of antenna wire in the lid, thus the range. At 2.4GHz you don't use a long wire antenna. That is an antenna that is, well, long. You use an antenna tuned to 2.4GHz so, depending on the specific type of antenna it will be a fixed size. The length of the cable feeding the antenna may vary but the antenna won't. AFAIK most Macs with Airport capability have two antennas. Tom On 9/16/05 9:32 AM, Steve Fuller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On my 17 PB, which should have the same antenna configuration as the 12, I can get a signal for half of a residential block from my house when connected to an 802.11b WAP. -- Clark Martin Redwood City, CA, USA Macintosh / Internet Consulting I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: 12.1 in. 1.5ghz powerbook
12 with PCMCIA slot and the battery life of an iBook would be my ideal portable. Since there are extended life batteries out there, I wish Apple had included a better one. -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: 12.1 in. 1.5ghz powerbook
I am looking to upgrade from my 867 tibook this year. Does the 12 incher PB get better airport range than the 25 incher cuz that would make my choice easier. so far the ibook doesnt fit my laptop as main computer needs yet. TmB -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: 12.1 in. 1.5ghz powerbook
On 15/09/05 16:23, tamara buffalo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am looking to upgrade from my 867 tibook this year. Does the 12 incher PB get better airport range than the 25 incher cuz that would make my choice easier. so far the ibook doesnt fit my laptop as main computer needs yet. What? Is there a 25 PowerBook coming soon? I guess I'd better think about selling my 17! Seriously, when Apple went from titanium finish to aluminum finish, AirPort reception was said to have improved tremendously. I get signal strength on my PowerBook 17 almost identical to those of my previous PowerBook G3 Pismo. -Laurent. -- Laurent Daudelin Developer, Multifamily, ESO, Fannie Mae mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]Washington, DC, USA Usual disclaimers apply *** -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: 12.1 in. 1.5ghz powerbook
.. Original Message ... On Thu, 15 Sep 2005 15:23:04 -0500 tamara buffalo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Does the 12 incher PB get better airport range than the 25 incher I dunno but the 25 won't fit on my lap for sure :-) -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: 12.1 in. 1.5ghz powerbook
Sorry for the late response. I love my 1.5ghz 12 inch. I had the original 12 inch. The one I have now has the built in SuperDrive. I love the size, the portability. I put in a 1gig memory chip. I find the speed just fine. I helped my housemate set up her new IBM Thinkpad tonight. It's about 15 inches. It's way to big in my opinion. I've done photo editing on the 12 inch with no problems. Some people want a larger screen but for me, the increased weight wouldn't be worth it. Meg On 13 Sep 2005, at 9:49 AM, Matthew Dudek wrote: Hey guys and girls, My old Pismo seems just about ready to be put out to pasture... or at least used as my media PC, and I am trying to figure out the best deal for the money, and something that will also stick around for at least as long as my Pismo has. Any opinions on the 1.5ghz 12 inch? vs. the 1.33ghz? and also, does anyone have an idea of when the product line should be revised again? If it will be revised in January I can put up with my Pismo until then. Thanks in advance, Matt -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com --- -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: 12.1 in. 1.5ghz powerbook
Matthew, I traded up to a 12 1.5 Ghz PB after my G3 900 iBook broke 3 times in 18 months. I always thought the PBs were over priced for what they were. Was I wrong! I researched the 12 PB after my iBook broke the 2nd time. I decided to give my iBook one more try. Then on the 88th day of the 90 day warranty for the replaced logic board it broke again. Enough was enough! Now that I have my PB I wish I'd gotten earlier! Once thing I like most about the 12 1.5 PB is that the hard drive has a head parking mechanism if the powerbook is dropped. It has a G-force sensor and can tell when it's dropped. If I had to complaints it would be these mild criticisms. A) The bottom gets pretty hot, especially if it's in your lap while the Mac is doing processor intensive things (such as iMovie). B) The battery clocks 3 1/2 to 4 hrs. My iBook was cooler (only a G3) and the battery could do 5 1/2 to 6 hours without sweating it. --- Matthew Dudek [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey guys and girls, My old Pismo seems just about ready to be put out to pasture... or at least used as my media PC, and I am trying to figure out the best deal for the money, and something that will also stick around for at least as long as my Pismo has. Any opinions on the 1.5ghz 12 inch? vs. the 1.33ghz? and also, does anyone have an idea of when the product line should be revised again? If it will be revised in January I can put up with my Pismo until then. Thanks in advance, Matt -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com --- __ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: 12.1 in. 1.5ghz powerbook
On Sep 14, 2005, at 10:58 PM, Muddle Man wrote: I traded up to a 12 1.5 Ghz PB after my G3 900 iBook broke 3 times in 18 months. I always thought the PBs were over priced for what they were. Was I wrong! I researched the 12 PB after my iBook broke the 2nd time. I decided to give my iBook one more try. Then on I concur; I've had the 12 1.5GHz since June; I love it. It is so portable, and it does everything. The DVD-R has been much more fun that I thought it would be. It's so nice to make huge data disks. I do a fair amount of stats and scientific graphing and I can make everything fit on the display just fine. All the eye candy and tools in the latest version of Word can be a pain sometimes though. I had put off buying a PB as although I wanted a very portable size (12), it was hard for me to give up a PCMCIA slot... but I have an adapter for my camera flash cards that is about the sie of a credit card (though external), some other nice USB and firewire toys, and I'm not looking back! HTH. Brian -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
12.1 in. 1.5ghz powerbook
Hey guys and girls, My old Pismo seems just about ready to be put out to pasture... or at least used as my media PC, and I am trying to figure out the best deal for the money, and something that will also stick around for at least as long as my Pismo has. Any opinions on the 1.5ghz 12 inch? vs. the 1.33ghz? and also, does anyone have an idea of when the product line should be revised again? If it will be revised in January I can put up with my Pismo until then. Thanks in advance, Matt -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: 12.1 in. 1.5ghz powerbook
On 13/09/05 09:49, Matthew Dudek [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey guys and girls, My old Pismo seems just about ready to be put out to pasture... or at least used as my media PC, and I am trying to figure out the best deal for the money, and something that will also stick around for at least as long as my Pismo has. Any opinions on the 1.5ghz 12 inch? vs. the 1.33ghz? and also, does anyone have an idea of when the product line should be revised again? If it will be revised in January I can put up with my Pismo until then. I'd be surprised if the line was revised early next year, except for maybe a slight speed bump, I can't see any major revision until Apple starts using processors from Intel and that won't happen probably until the end of next year. -Laurent. -- Laurent Daudelin Developer, Multifamily, ESO, Fannie Mae mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]Washington, DC, USA Usual disclaimers apply *** -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
