In addition to Justin's comments, even the last 1 GHz Ti still has poor airport reception compared to the iBooks and AluBooks. But the AluBooks can't use the Ti-Tote-N-Tilt handle. Peter >On Jul 7, 2004, at 3:01 PM, Alarik W. Skarstrom wrote: > >>I am thinking about buying a late model Titanium PowerBook. By >>late, I mean after it acquired the Level 3 cache. There were, I >>gather from the reviews, many improvements over the earlier models >>(in terms of screen quality, bus speed, etc.). >> >>My question is this, well, two really: Aside from its hinges, does >>the later Titanium have any other Achilles' heels? > >I have a 667Mhz DVI model that I've had just under two years. My >only real gripes are: > >1. keyboard marks on the screen - I had a leather sheet for a while >but now I don't need it so much >2. fingerprints showing up on the case >3. slight case wear and tear - i.e. latch button is worn/scratched, >slight case scratches and nicks > >Aside from the obvious technical shortfalls compared to newer models >(like internal Bluetooth and SuperDrive), performance-wise I love >the machine. I expect to keep it for some years to come. I like >the connections being in the back, out of sight, and I love the thin >case and light weight. I never had the paint bubbling problem and >the case looks great considering the amount of carried it around. > -- A little computer haiku: I can't remember the last time I restarted I love OS X This message sent with Eudora 6.1.1 on Mac OS X 10.3.4