C|Net Review: 12" Powerbook

mcqmcq
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in Current Mac Hardware edited January 2014
For anyone interested, there's a C|Net review on the 12" Powerbook:



<a href="http://reviews.cnet.com/hardware/0-1027-404-20783399.html?tag=sd"; target="_blank">http://reviews.cnet.com/hardware/0-1027-404-20783399.html?tag=sd</a>;



There's a couple errors in the review from what I skimmed of it.



Quote from the C|Net front page:



[quote]

Apple's tiniest notebook is a little heavy and a little light on features, but it's just so pretty and small.

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  • Reply 1 of 13
    vandewaalsvandewaals Posts: 450member
    [quote]Originally posted by MCQ:

    <strong>For anyone interested, there's a C|Net review on the 12" Powerbook:



    <a href="http://reviews.cnet.com/hardware/0-1027-404-20783399.html?tag=sd"; target="_blank">http://reviews.cnet.com/hardware/0-1027-404-20783399.html?tag=sd</a>;



    There's a couple errors in the review from what I skimmed of it.



    Quote from the C|Net front page:



    </strong><hr></blockquote>





    A little heavy? It's 4.6 lbs! And it has just about all the features one could want in a notebook. What did they want? One of those glorified miniature typewriters from Sony?
  • Reply 2 of 13
    murbotmurbot Posts: 5,262member
    I'd like to know where he's finding these magical prices.



    12" PowerBooks for only $50 more than 12" iBooks? I'll take 2.
  • Reply 3 of 13
    mcqmcq Posts: 1,543member
    lol yeah that was the first (lol I think it was the first anyways) and most blatant error. I even thought for a second maybe he was comparing to the 14.1" iBook price (old price), but even that wouldn't work.
  • Reply 4 of 13
    wrong robotwrong robot Posts: 3,907member
    Wow....I just looked up the dell Latitude C400

    which is their 12.1 inch "sub" notebook



    $1,729

    you get:

    1.0 ghz pentium III-m

    8x DVD drive

    256 SDRAM

    30 GB HD

    random integrated intel graphics chip

    Windows XP



    that's absurd!

    the 12 inch powerbook

    $1799

    You get:

    867 g4 processor

    256 DDR SDRAM

    40 GB HD

    Combo Drive

    Geforce 4 420 go

    OS X



    This is the first time I've ever seen an apple computer totally romp all over a pc configuration....I can't believe it! and its dell of all Pc makers!

    the only perk in getting the Dell is the fact that it is only 3.5 Lbs.





    bluetooth



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  • Reply 5 of 13
    wrong robotwrong robot Posts: 3,907member
    Looking over dells site, its hard to believe that their subnotebooks are so expensive compared to their "high end" notebooks(which start at like 1,200)
  • Reply 6 of 13
    mr. macintoshmr. macintosh Posts: 463member
    These reviews consistently get things terribly wrong, I guess we know they arent Mac users.
  • Reply 7 of 13
    stunnedstunned Posts: 1,096member
    It seems that dell consumers are being screwed when it come to laptops. Well, its fair, cos mac users are screwed when it comes to desktops. <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laughing]" />
  • Reply 8 of 13
    ununniliumununnilium Posts: 4member
    They also forgot gigabit ethernet.
  • Reply 9 of 13
    pbg4 dudepbg4 dude Posts: 1,611member
    [quote]Originally posted by Ununnilium:

    <strong>They also forgot gigabit ethernet.</strong><hr></blockquote>



    This feature doesn't exist on the 12" PB.
  • Reply 10 of 13
    mac voyermac voyer Posts: 1,294member
    Folks, the difference is weight. The smaller and lighter the book, the more expensive. You can get a powerful desktop computer for the same price as a high-end Pocket PC Apple does not make a sub-note. They make a small note, but that's about it. Now you can argue that their size and features are perfect for you. But don't compare it to a book in a different category. Look at the 5-7 lb Dells and Compaqs. If the PB line sheds one or two pounds, then they can be compared to the super expensive PC sub-note products.
  • Reply 11 of 13
    mcqmcq Posts: 1,543member
    PC Magazine has their own review of the 12" Powerbook, which seems to be a heck of a lot nicer... strange considering I think PC Mag falls under ZDNet, which is part of C|Net? Maybe I'm wrong.



    Anyways, here ya go:



    <a href="http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,4149,885936,00.asp"; target="_blank">http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,4149,885936,00.asp</a>;
  • Reply 12 of 13
    shetlineshetline Posts: 4,695member
    [quote]Originally posted by MCQ:

    <strong>PC Magazine has their own review of the 12" Powerbook, which seems to be a heck of a lot nicer... strange considering I think PC Mag falls under ZDNet, which is part of C|Net? Maybe I'm wrong.



    Anyways, here ya go:



    <a href="http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,4149,885936,00.asp"; target="_blank">http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,4149,885936,00.asp</a></strong><hr></blockquote>;



    What I'm wondering is why they said the price was $2098. They seem to be listing the same specs as the 12" Combo Drive model, which is nearly $300 cheaper at $1799.



    Did they add on the price of an Airport Extreme card, plus base station, and fail to mention that?
  • Reply 13 of 13
    mcqmcq Posts: 1,543member
    [quote]Originally posted by shetline:

    <strong>



    What I'm wondering is why they said the price was $2098. They seem to be listing the same specs as the 12" Combo Drive model, which is nearly $300 cheaper at $1799.



    Did they add on the price of an Airport Extreme card, plus base station, and fail to mention that?</strong><hr></blockquote>



    I thought that at first, but that's the tested price. It's the Superdrive model with the Airport option added.
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