[Ti] Reasons to NOT buy 15" 867 MHz

[Chris Scott]

Justin:

Thanks for the detailed response.

What are your (and others') thoughts on the Superdrive?  What do the 
reviews say about it?  Isn't it slow?


Justin R. Miller wrote:

>On Tuesday, July 8, 2003, at 08:10  AM, Chris Scott wrote:
>
>>I'm getting ready to buy a new one of these.  Are there any reasons 
>>not to?  (You know, things that have been discussed before in this 
>>list generally, like:  price is about to drop; peeling paint; runs 
>>hot; bad hinges; poor fit; won't be happy with anything less than 1 
>>GHz and a superdrive; etc.).
>
>After nine months with a 667 DVI, the only reasons I'd want to 
>upgrade are for more hard drive space (I have 30GB) and a SuperDrive 
>(I have a Combo).   Other than that, just make sure you have a bunch 
>of RAM and run with it.  I started with 256MB and upgraded to 768MB, 
>and now I can keep 15-20 apps open at once and have instant access 
>to them without having them swap to disk.  It runs great.  But those 
>two reasons are the only big ones that have me actually looking at 
>later models.  And no paint problems here on an April 2002 model 
>that I got new in September.
>
>The only reasons I'd wait for a new model are the aluminum 
>enclosure, better screen protection, and Bluetooth built-in.  I 
>agree that if the new ones are anything like the 12"/17"s, they will 
>be more durable.  I'm sure the "frame" of my TiBook is solid, but I 
>treat the outside case like a baby to avoid scratches and nicks.  I 
>have a Willow Design case and I love it.  The keyboard marks on the 
>screen were an annoyance, but I got a leather pad from someplace 
>that I put over the entire bottom part of the machine before I close 
>it and those problems are gone.  And the Bluetooth "nub" that I use 
>now is fine for my uses -- just would be one less step when syncing 
>or using the Internet with my phone if it had BT built-in.
>
>--Justin
>
>
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