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Archives => 2003 => Topic started by: kps on February 16, 2003, 05:58:00 PM

Title: Maybe I lost it...
Post by: kps on February 16, 2003, 05:58:00 PM: ...but all this talk of buying new Macs put me over the edge.

About 5min ago I placed an order with the Apple store for one of these:

Part Number: Z07B
   Product Name: PowerBook 867MHz (12.1" TFT)
   Options:
    065-3653 867MHz PowerPC G4
    065-3651 640MB DDR266 (128MB built-in & 512MB SO-DIMM)
    065-3657 60GB Ultra ATA drive
    065-3660 SuperDrive (DVD-R/CD-RW)
    065-4124 Keyboard/Mac OS for SuperDrive - U.S. English

Product Name: Professional 12 Shoulder Case by Brenthaven

Product Name: AirPort Extreme Card

Product Name: Microsoft Office v.X Promotional Pack

Product Name: Video Adapter

As much as I'd love the new 17" PB, this purchase will be easier to carry...credit wise, that is...
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Post by: RobW on February 16, 2003, 06:10:00 PM: Congratulations! Have fun with it! Now kps, if you find that you're having any trouble with making the move to OSX, make sure you post here. And remember--there are no stupid questions.

Perhaps you should check out the book by Pogue. (Actually, you probably could have written the book with Pogue.)
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Post by: kps on February 16, 2003, 06:50:00 PM: Rob, I intend to do just that...have fun with it.
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Post by: Bill on February 16, 2003, 07:06:00 PM: Kps
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Post by: kelly on February 16, 2003, 07:51:00 PM: Happy Leader Day!
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Post by: pendragon on February 16, 2003, 08:06:00 PM: KPS, In addition to sharing your joy and being incredibly envious, I can only add that my Cool Pad http://www.roadtools.com/ to be amongst my favorite accessories and it really does keep my PB cooler.

Harv
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Post by: krissel on February 16, 2003, 08:20:00 PM
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Post by: kps on February 16, 2003, 10:26:00 PM: Thanks for the CoolPad tip, Harv. I'll see if Staples or BestBuys carries it up here.

Glad I didn't have to use that card for a 22" snowblower instead...
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Post by: Paddy on February 16, 2003, 11:15:00 PM: I'll second the CoolPad tip - I got mine at Staples. Nice when you're in a meeting and want to show someone something - just rotate the PB.

The Brenthaven bags are also great - I have been very happy with mine!

We'll look forward to getting a review soon!
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Post by: kps on February 17, 2003, 08:03:00 AM: Paddy, estimated shipping on or before March 4, so the review will follow soon after. I wanted to wait and see if the 15" PBs would be updated in July, but decided the 12" books were enough for my needs. Plus, got M$ Office at a reasonable price and QuickBooks for free. Will see how it'll work with my D-Link WiFi and G4 Tower and PC for file sharing.
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Post by: Bill on February 17, 2003, 09:24:00 AM: Kps.
I watched a guy on one of those (think it was the same one) play some music last week.

I asked if it was from the internal speaker or speakers.

He said yep.

Wasn't to bad at all.
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Post by: Bernie on February 17, 2003, 09:50:00 AM
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Post by: Gary S on February 17, 2003, 11:48:00 PM: kps,

Enjoy!
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Post by: RHPConsult on February 18, 2003, 09:40:00 AM: Congrats, kps.

Depending on how much you fly these days, this is a really handy gadget/tool/whatever . . .

Fly Light
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Post by: kps on February 18, 2003, 09:46:00 AM: That's good to know Bill, my PC laptop has terrible speakers. I'm looking to use this as a true portable and not as a replacement for a desktop...never the less, good sound is welcome.
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Post by: kps on February 18, 2003, 09:53:00 AM: Not flying Dick, still verboten...and with a possible war on the horizon, I don't see that changing any time soon. During Desert Shield/Storm we flew lot of equipment over for the US military, so we may be a target.

Cool gadget though...
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Post by: kelly on February 19, 2003, 09:14:00 AM: David Coursey likes it.

http://www.zdnet.com/anchordesk/stories/st...2911114,00.html
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Post by: kps on February 19, 2003, 10:41:00 AM: So does PC Mag...

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,4149,887435,00.asp

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