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| criticism of the criticism 1:07 PM EST Tue Jan 23, 2001 | |
| rosignol > Another thing that was noticed (and noted) about > this machine immediately by many of the developers > on the show floor is the lack of an expansion bay. That's a valid beef, but I'm afraid you're not going to find _any_ ultrathin laptops with removable bays. You want light & thin, you have to give up something... As far as the need for Zips and the like: in the office (or even a well-equipped home), there will be a network. Use it. > Couple this with the 'built in' cd/dvd drive (how many > would gladly trade this for a cd/r), And _that_ overused piece of bellyaching is usually brought up by clueless desktop users who don't know what mobile life is like. Do you have any concept of what an internal CD-R would do to battery life? Or the data rate of a low-rpm laptop drive? Or any of the other reasons why putting CD-R in a _laptop_ is a BAD IDEA? Fer god's sake, if you're going to have an article criticizing a laptop, have someone who _uses_ a freakin' laptop write the thing! Weight and battery life are the primary considerations for most laptop users, screen size and quality are right behind. Pros also need video out (to hook up to projectors for presentations). The PBTi gets 5 stars in those categories. It's not as convienient as it was with the Wallstreet/Lombard/Pismo designs, but the other factors make up for it. [zap] -Rosignol (who's been using a Wallstreet powerbook as his primary machine for around 6 months now and would dearly love a Ti- it's lighter, faster, the battery lasts longer, has a bigger screen, comes with DVD, and has a better graphics chip...). |
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