[P1] New iBook 14" question

[larry Zasitko]

I have to agree that the new iBooks lack the instant recognition that 
the clamshells had. The Clamshells were a great design though a bit on 
the large side but then so were most portables back then too. They were 
unique and really stood out.

I do like the new iBook's but they don't stand out as much. I just 
bought a new Book but I went with a 12" G4 1.33ghz PowerBook. So far I 
really like it. I originally bought last years model for a really good 
price but the new ones came out only 4 days later so I took it back and 
got one of the new ones, faster, larger video ram (64meg) and 
superdrive. Westworld in Calgary did it without any problems. I thought 
about ordering from Apple but in the end I decided that I would help 
support local business and I have always had great service from them.

Yes I think the latch design is too light and will have to be careful 
with it and I agree that it would have been really nice without a latch 
but in interest of size etc I can see the reasoning with the new 
designs....

Larry Zasitko
Graphite Clamshell SE, G3 366mhz, 576meg ram, OSX Jaguar 10.2.8
12" PowerBook, G4 1.33ghz, 768meg ram, 60gig hd, Superdrive, Airport 
extreme, bluetooth, OSX Panther

On May 8, 2004, at 8:38 AM, Brian Pearce wrote:

>> Just as an aside my old blueberry iBook came without a screen latch 
>> closure. Why
>> did the Apple designers feel the need to return to putting "latches" 
>> on the newer
>> iBooks?  Is this really an improvement to the iBook?
>
> To make them more compact, the newer models don't have room for the 
> more substantial hinge of the original "clamshell" iBooks, which hold 
> the top closed. (As to whether it's an improvement, that depends on 
> who you ask; I still think the new iBooks lack the impact of the 
> original design.)
>
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