[Ti] Speaking of 17 inches ;-)

[Simon Chapman]

At 3:11 pm +0900 27/3/03, XXL wrote:
>> my mains adapter jack could work loose and I would be unaware of it
>> until the battery ran flat -- because I couldn't see it.
>
>There is an indicator in the menu bar that shows charge status and tells you
>if it unplugged. And it works quite well.

Depends how focused you are I guess. I don't look in the menu bar unless I
pre-program myself to do so. And in some full screen applications/games,
the menu bar isn't visible anyway.

>>The first thing I complained about with my 15in TiBook was the flimsy flap
>>at the back which, on the four TiBooks I have owned never stayed open
>>without me using one hand to hold it down while fumbling with the other
>>hand to plug something in
>
>My little door lay down flat and was never any problem for me.  It IS hard
>to see what you are doing back there from the front, though.
>
>>So while you may be right aesthetically, my ergonomic vote goes to side
>>ports.
>
>How is it ergonomic to have cables sprouting all over my desk? I mean, once
>the cable is inserted on the back it is out of the way and your aggravation
>is over relative to cables.  But once you insert it on the side it becomes a
>source of constant annoyance.
>
>Perhaps, at least, we will see someone offer 90 degree angle plugs similar
>to those sold for electric guitars.  That would minimize the "jug-ear"
>effect of cable loops on each side of the computer.
>
Thinner, more flexible cables would help too, eg Apple's thin Firewire cable.

Simon