[Ti] Speaking of 17 inches ;-)

[Jeffrey K. Lew]

>>
>>  So while you may be right aesthetically, my ergonomic vote goes to 
>>side ports.
>
>I plug things into my rear port Titanium all the time with none of 
>the problems you describe.  Mine is a lightweight unit, and 
>portable, and I do not have it bolted to the desk.  As it sits on 
>the desk in front of me, I can easily turn it 90° so the ports are 
>effectively to the side, making it easy to hook up whatever..  Then 
>when I turn it back, the cables are not in the way, for instance, if 
>you are left handed and like to use a USB mouse.
>--
>Chris
>

When the display is open and the rear door is open, I can see the 
port labels on the rear door through the space between the top case 
and the display. So I don't have to spin the computer around to plug 
things in.

Jeff Lew
UCLA Atmospheric Sciences