[P1] My Xmas stupid question

[Pamela Plowman]

>>>>A lot of people use portables and don't need portability. That's my
>>>>case, and the original poster said this as well.

Especially women ;o)  His daughter probably loves her clamshell ibook
b/c of it's style.  That's why I love mine.  For example, my husband
wants a car that is fast, but I want a car that looks good...  see what
I mean?

Pamela


-----Original Message-----
From: iBook List [mailto:ibook at lists.themacintoshguy.com] On Behalf Of
Kirk McElhearn
Sent: Monday, December 08, 2003 11:43 PM
To: iBook List
Subject: Re: [P1] My Xmas stupid question 

On 12/9/03 3:02, "david" <davidwb at spymac.com> wrote:

>>> Not only
>>> that but having an external drive with a portable computer just
isn't a good
>>> idea.
>> 
>> Why not? I have a 120 gig external with my 600 mghz iBook and it
works
>> great. And when I trade in the iBook, everything will still be
sitting there
>> on the external drive, ready for my new one. Plus a bigger internal
drive
>> doesn't give you the backup option an external drive does.
>> 
> The whole idea of a notebook is portability. Size, weight, and battery
life
> are all measures of a quality notebook experience. If you need space
for
> your stuff an external drive doesn't cut it.

A lot of people use portables and don't need portability. That's my
case,
and the original poster said this as well.
 
 
Kirk
 
        Co-author of: Mastering Mac OS X: Panther Edition (Fall 2003)
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