[HM] Upgrade Advice..

[Thom Holland]

Nathan,

I would suggest the Power Book.  With all the image work that you do, 
the iBook may not be enough.  And you can connect the PowerBook to an 
external monitor, but I don't know if you can connect it to your current 
monitor.

Good luck,

Thom

nathan wrote:

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>    Fellow listers,
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>    Here in the very near future I will be in the market for a Mac upgrade
>of some kind.. However, I don't know if I should look for a new portable or
>desktop...
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>    Currently I'm running a G3/300 Gossamer Server (Rev 3, Rom 3). Running
>OS 9.1 ( Had issues with 9.2.1 and .2) w/ 384 mgs of ram and the stock 24x
>Apple cdrom. I use this machine for webdev and art design ( Illustrator 6.5,
>Canvas 5 etc) and web surfing.. However I would like to have the ability to
>burn cd's and run my 17' Apple 720 in more than thousands of colors at
>1152x874.
>
>    As far as my laptop is concerned I'm running a 280c w/ a battery long
>past it's prime.. The laptop is maxed out in every way possible sans a 2300c
>mobo and screen.. For the most part it does everything that I need. But I
>would like to have a portable that really is portable ( meaning not tethered
>to the wall! ).
>    
>    So, sorry for the long post.. But any input would be nice...
>
>TIA,
>-nathan
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