[Ti] Late model Titaniums

Peter Krug pkrug at mac.com
Wed Jul 7 13:33:17 PDT 2004


In addition to Justin's comments, even the last 1 GHz Ti still has 
poor airport reception compared to the iBooks and AluBooks.  But the 
AluBooks can't use the Ti-Tote-N-Tilt handle.

Peter

>On Jul 7, 2004, at 3:01 PM, Alarik W. Skarstrom wrote:
>
>>I am thinking about buying a late model Titanium PowerBook. By 
>>late, I mean after it acquired the Level 3 cache. There were, I 
>>gather from the reviews, many improvements over the earlier models 
>>(in terms of screen quality, bus speed, etc.).
>>
>>My question is this, well, two really: Aside from its hinges, does 
>>the later Titanium have any other Achilles' heels?
>
>I have a 667Mhz DVI model that I've had just under two years.  My 
>only real gripes are:
>
>1.  keyboard marks on the screen - I had a leather sheet for a while 
>but now I don't need it so much
>2.  fingerprints showing up on the case
>3.  slight case wear and tear - i.e. latch button is worn/scratched, 
>slight case scratches and nicks
>
>Aside from the obvious technical shortfalls compared to newer models 
>(like internal Bluetooth and SuperDrive), performance-wise I love 
>the machine.  I expect to keep it for some years to come.  I like 
>the connections being in the back, out of sight, and I love the thin 
>case and light weight.  I never had the paint  bubbling problem and 
>the case looks great considering the amount of carried it around.
>

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