[Ti] Titanium G4 Pros and cons

[Pedro Vera]

Pros:
1. Runs like a champ. Even with just 512MB ram I have to try really hard to make it choke.
2. Easy to open the case to replace airport and hard disk. Same job in an iBook takes hours of 
tedious work.
3. Looks like nothing in this world. I still catch myself staring at it from time to time. This is 
from a guy whose motto is "form follows function."
4. It is really thin.
5. Great screen.

Cons:
1. No clearance between LCD and keyboard, so I have to use a Marware keyboard protector.
2. Airport antennas are horizontal, so reception does not match iBooks and the new AL books.
3. Some parts of the case flex, for example if you hold on the area above and below the slotted 
drive.

Overall, I love mine. The cons are quirks, not show stoppers.

Thanks,

Pedro Vera
http://pedrovera.com
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---------- Original Message -----------
From: Brian Davis <brian at tvc15design.com>
To: "PowerBook G4 Titanium List" <Titanium at lists.themacintoshguy.com>
Sent: Thu, 10 Jul 2003 07:19:35 -0700
Subject: [Ti] Titanium G4 Pros and cons

> I know that this question has likely been asked before but I'm going 
> to ask it anyway. What are the best things about owning a Titanium 
> Powerbook? What are the worst things (if you can think of any)?
> 
> I'm planning on getting a Powerbook for grad school and my school's computer
> store has a few new 867mhz Titanium's for $1799 ($1800 is my limit). 
> Of course I've heard all the complaints about the paint chipping,
>  the screen warping, the keyboard marking up the screen, and so 
> forth. But are these real issues that most Titanium owners have? The 
> supposed increased durability of the new Aluminum Powerbooks sounds 
> great and I would consider the 12" but I need a larger screen and a 
> L3 cache. The 17" is too expensive and too large to carry around in 
> my opinion (I have to take it to class everyday). I'm hoping that 
> the rumors of new 15" Aluminum Powerbooks being released next week 
> are true because that would mean that I could get a 1GHz Titanium 
> for around $1799 or less.
> 
> any help out there?
> 
> Brian 
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> http://www.tvc15design.com
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