[P1] Beloved clamshell's best features

[Jason Bennett]

On 10-Dec-03, e.mkeene wrote:

>> 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?
>
> The choice of blueberry was a brilliant choice, the design was
> marvelous, I loved the handle and the clamshell hinge but my favorite
> feature was the keyboard. Never before and never again will we see the
> likes of it for comfort.

I, too, am very happy with the clamshell iBook. In fact, it appears 
many potential buyers for the clamshells still exist. When I was 
ordering Panther from the Apple store, I mentioned the specs of my 
iBook in reply to the question if my computer met the requirements 
(yes). Upon learning about my tangerine iBook, the Apple rep said, "We 
still get quite a few inquiries for those laptops. People will call up 
and say 'I would like to order the blue-coloured laptop,' and when they 
hear it isn't being made anymore, they insist, 'but that's the one I 
want,' and often will hang up without a purchase. I want to tell them, 
'but we have some new iBooks are very good,' but that doesn't always 
persuade them." Clearly they are "one of a kind" laptops for more than 
just the actual owners.

The one "drag" I find with my laptop, though, is weight. My wife has a 
dual USB iBook, and sometimes I'll throw hers in the backpack when she 
isn't using it as I head out, and it's a lot lighter on the shoulders. 
The difference between the two is about one and a half pounds, which 
doesn't seem like a lot with a good backpack, so maybe I'll try 
carrying the clamshell again to see if my shoulders have strengthened 
or something. :)  Otherwise, I'm a loyal clamshell user.

Jason