[Duo2400] Re: We can close this list now! ;-)

[francis.fitzpatrick at att.net]

The new 12 inch PowerBooks are very attractive.  See apple.com for a fuller 
description of the new 12 inch PowerBook and its big brother, the 17 inch 
PowerBook.  

The 12 inch PowerBook, I think, maxes out at a 867 MHz G4 (although it may be 
possible to a build your own with a higher speed processor).  You can also 
specify the DVD-R SuperDrive.  

However, it will NOT have a PC card slot for what is the most convenient and 
flexible add-on.  

Although I'm a newcomer to this list, I hope it survives.  You have been 
extraordinarily helpful -- not only with direct questions but also with a 
wealth of information in the various posts.  It IS the friendliest place on the 
Internet.  This is "A listserv for users and fans of Mac subportables." and the 
new G4 PowerBooks certainly qualify.  

Francis Fitzpatrick  
> >As found on MacCentral's live MWSF keynote coverage (paragraphs are posted
> >in REVERSE time order...):
> >
> >>  12 inch PowerBook G4 will sell for $1799. "Most affordable 
> >>PowerBook ever, and
> >>  we will be shipping them in about two weeks." Can be built to order with a
> >>  SuperDrive for $1999. (15 inch PowerBook remains in the matrix, by the way.)
> >>
> >>  "There is one more small thing:" A new 12 inch PowerBook. 1.2 inches thick.
> >>  4.6 pounds -- smaller than Duos. Full sized keyboard. Smaller than the iBook
> >>  in every dimension. 1024 x 768 display. 867MHz G4 processor. Nvidia GeForce4
> >>  420 Go, 40GB. Slot Load Combo drive. Wireless and bluetooth. Airport Extreme
> >>  ready (module costs $99). 5 hours of battery life -- "same as iBook even
> >>  though it has a G4." Also bundled with QuickBooks.
> >
> >OK, there's our new Duo.  We can all go home now.
> >
> >- Eric.