[Duo2400] Re: New G4 Powerbook vs the 2400

[Eric L. Strobel]

on 1/7/03 11:35 PM, Andrew W. Hill at jessicat at jmug.org wrote:

> Doesn't this just fix the problem that we don't want to stoop to
> buying a consumer laptop?  We still can't plug our flash cards in,
> and we can't sync our palms.  Sure, perhaps little things, but those
> were our biggest complaints; or so it seems when I look back to the
> new iBook.  I was real excited and checking my savings account, until
> I saw the lack of PCMCIA.  This really isn't any better of a
> replacement than the iBook was a few months ago.

But all the *cool* people are syncing their Palms via Bluetooth, right? :-)

I imagine you sync the Palm the way everyone else does, via a USB adapter.
And as for PC Cards, I'm not sure what the concern is.  What's the reason
for a PC Card slot when all that you'd use a PC Card for is built-in.
Except for media cards from digicams, but the universal USB widgets for that
are pretty cheap.

To me, the big drawback for the iBook was always the lack of second monitor
support.  As soon as someone makes a little docking station, the 12" PBook
becomes a true desktop replacement that is also a true laptop.  To my mind
that's the real reason why I look at the 12" as *finally* a Duo replacement.

- Eric.

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Eric Strobel (fyzycyst at NOSPAM^mailaps.org)

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