the major market for 12" or smaller powerbook is asia, particularly for japanese market.....
NOT!
The major market for ultralights consists of traveling professionals from almost every field. I've posted ad nauseum on this subject.
Tokyo's Akihabara District
Penetrating the Japanese market is a near impossibility--too many high level competitors with really slick small form factor hardware. There's an area 5 minutes from downtown Tokyo called the Akihabara which is the size of 50 football fields, Its wall to wall stores selling every imaginable electronic device. On my last trip there, I gave my hosts an OS X demo on my Macbook (which they thought was the size of Godzilla but were too polite to say so). They fell on the floor when I told them I didn't need an anti-virus program. On the very small chance that OS X takes a foothold in Japan, the sky would be the limit (Anecdotally ,i saw I lot of iPods). While the chances are very low, considering the negative to ambivalent reaction thus far to Vista, they are not zero.
No, they wouldn't. An 11" widescreen machine could be just as wide as the 12" Powerbook, just losing an inch or so of screen height. That would have no effect on keyboard size. Besides, I've touchtyped on subsize keyboards before. It's not as bad as most people think. I lost about 10% of my normal speed and accuracy, but that's not bad, especially since it took almost no acclimation.
OK, but the 11" machines I've seen so far have all had smaller keyboards. I think the G4 Powerbook with 12" screen actually had a normal-sized keyboard, but there was no space beside the keys for speakers (or anything).
OK, but the 11" machines I've seen so far have all had smaller keyboards. I think the G4 Powerbook with 12" screen actually had a normal-sized keyboard, but there was no space beside the keys for speakers (or anything).
I know for a fact that the 12" PB has a normal keyboard because I've owned one for over four years. It does have speakers. Crappy ones like most laptops, but it has them. Apple hasn't used a subscale keyboard since the old Powerbook 2400.
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the major market for 12" or smaller powerbook is asia, particularly for japanese market.....
NOT!
The major market for ultralights consists of traveling professionals from almost every field. I've posted ad nauseum on this subject.
Tokyo's Akihabara District
Penetrating the Japanese market is a near impossibility--too many high level competitors with really slick small form factor hardware. There's an area 5 minutes from downtown Tokyo called the Akihabara which is the size of 50 football fields, Its wall to wall stores selling every imaginable electronic device. On my last trip there, I gave my hosts an OS X demo on my Macbook (which they thought was the size of Godzilla but were too polite to say so). They fell on the floor when I told them I didn't need an anti-virus program. On the very small chance that OS X takes a foothold in Japan, the sky would be the limit (Anecdotally ,i saw I lot of iPods). While the chances are very low, considering the negative to ambivalent reaction thus far to Vista, they are not zero.
No, they wouldn't. An 11" widescreen machine could be just as wide as the 12" Powerbook, just losing an inch or so of screen height. That would have no effect on keyboard size. Besides, I've touchtyped on subsize keyboards before. It's not as bad as most people think. I lost about 10% of my normal speed and accuracy, but that's not bad, especially since it took almost no acclimation.
OK, but the 11" machines I've seen so far have all had smaller keyboards. I think the G4 Powerbook with 12" screen actually had a normal-sized keyboard, but there was no space beside the keys for speakers (or anything).
OK, but the 11" machines I've seen so far have all had smaller keyboards. I think the G4 Powerbook with 12" screen actually had a normal-sized keyboard, but there was no space beside the keys for speakers (or anything).
I know for a fact that the 12" PB has a normal keyboard because I've owned one for over four years. It does have speakers. Crappy ones like most laptops, but it has them. Apple hasn't used a subscale keyboard since the old Powerbook 2400.