Eewww, New iBooks are opaque, ick ick ick...
I just noticed that the new iBooks now all feature the disgustingly white low end fisher price case. Oh boy, none of the lovely pearlescence of the old ice book. It has now become a outdoor chew toy looking piece as opposed to a sexy sophisticated consumer piece.
Definitely no longer any aesthetic reason to recommend it over a PB.
Definitely no longer any aesthetic reason to recommend it over a PB.
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But I liked the clamshells too... they are big and heavy, but very durable, and sleek for their size. I used one once... very well made.
The old 800 combo is looking better and better.
BAD IDEA
The difference doesn't show up on the web page graffics, but when you see one in person it's instantly recognizable.
I bought a new 900Mhz so I guess I'll just never know what I was missing. I guess it's better this way...
Was it THAT much better? Or is there some exaggeration going on here?
Might as well see what the other one would have been like. Because I was originally going to order the 800Mhz (translucent) but didn't when I heard the rumor that the line would soon be updated (this was like 3 weeks ago).
The old thread was in general discussion or current HW, and was one of the last threads I recal belle posting in, so that might make it easier to search.
http://www.zdnet.co.jp/news/0211/08/nj00_powerbook.html
Check out this pic:
To see just how bad this white (center) looks next to the transluscent (back right)
From this thread
PS: vBulletin and search ROCK! Thanks Brad, Jon, Amorph.
Oh, okay... yeah, the transparent one definitely looks nicer. Much more subtle. I wish there were a few close-up pictures, especially of the outer shell, but you can still tell it's nicer.
I have to say, though, that the opaque case still looks nicer than 90% of PC notebooks! Which is part of the reason getting a Mac was appealing to me (it's my first Apple). So, to me, having the white is still much cooler than a standard gray-ish PC notebook. So I'm not really that mad.
Does look a bit toyish next to the transparent one, though... I have to admit.
I'd really like to see more about this model change.