[muglo] Re: laptop
- From: Eric Dunbar <eric.dunbar@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: muglo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 23 Aug 2005 08:54:50 -0400
On 8/19/05, Hawk <taylorc547@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> A little input? Just curious. I'm thinking about replacing an old compute=
r.
> I'm considering a laptop although I don't know if I want to spend that mu=
ch
> money. What would be a good Mac? The best Mac? Approx cost? Jim
The best Mac? One which upgrades itself, never requires trouble
shooting and stays current in perpituity.
But, a good Mac. It depends!
Are you used to the consumer <ahem crapsumer> Macs like the iMac or
eMac? If so, then you may find yourself to be quite happy with the
iBook series. They're fairly fast (vs. what you'll be used to) and
quite functional but are definitely competing with the low-end
offerings from Dell and IBM.
Major drawbacks to the iBooks:
1. SMALL screens, and, I'm talking SMALL! They're running screen sizes
which were standard 6 or 7 years ago (1024*768), and they offer little
extra in return for the small screens (something like the Sony Viao at
least is *tiny*).
2. No video out (yeah, some of them can do video mirroring but no
monitor spanning).
3. Pretty gaudy looking beasts with less than perfect construction (I
don't like the cheap white look of the iMac/iBook).
Major benefit to the iBooks:
Cheap (and, it's also a drawback)
Only drawback to the PowerBook:
Costs more MHz-MHz vs. the iBook
Major benefits to the PowerBooks:
1. Fast (vs. iBook).
2. Decent sized screens.
3. Good optical drives.
4. Good video out.
5. Look great.
Eric.
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