[Ti] Re: PowerBook competition

[Jeffrey K. Lew]

On Sep 21, 2005, at 11:15, Chris Olson wrote:

> One of the things I was impressed with is the price.  I would  
> consider this machine to be in the same class as a PowerBook, only  
> with a starting price of $799 - exactly $700 less money than an  
> entry level PowerBook.
>
> Comparing the two, the PowerBook doesn't have a wide screen aspect  
> ratio and has a 12" screen (1024x768) vs the ThinkPad's  
> 14" (1280x768).  It also has 3 USB 2.0 ports vs 2 on the PowerBook,  
> a built-in card reader, 128MB video RAM vs the PowerBook's 64, VGA  
> out instead of mini-DVI, a three year warranty as standard instead  
> of one year with two years purchased AppleCare, and comes with a  
> dual-layer DVD writer as standard vs the PowerBook's Combo Drive.   
> Finally it's .2kg lighter than the 12" PowerBook.
>

 From the Lenovo web site, the $799 model is a z60m, which is not  
titanium, has a 1280x800 screen (15.4 in), a Celeron M 1.5GHz  
processor, 40MB hard disk, CD-ROM drive, 256MB RAM, 1.5 in thick, and  
weighs over 6 lb.

The z60t with a Pentium M 1.73GHz, 80MB hard disk, DVD-R drive, 14  
in. 1280x768 screen, 512MB RAM and 1-yr warranty starts at $1999.

Jeff Lew
UCLA Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences