You're right, bigger screens are better. I'd take a 14" over my 12" regardless of how the case looks if it had a higher res. Unless you have poor vision, there's no reason to take the 14" over the 12" since they've both got a resolution of 1024x768.</strong><hr></blockquote>
Alternatively, you could say, "Unless you WANT poor vision, there's no reason to get the 12" since they've both got the same resolution."
I actually have a 13.3" Wallstreet, and I quite like the size. Simply put, if Apple made a 13.3" screen iBook in the 12.1" ibook's case, I'd be whoring myself out on the street corner for handjobs saving for one.
The cruel irony of the 12.1" is that the small screen is made to look even smaller by that big fat border of casing around it... which if were trimmed down to 1/4" would offer more than enough space for a 13.3".
It would be perfect: small, light, w/ the biggest screen that would fit the small elegant form factor.
The 14.1 is probably the iBook I'd get today, simply because 12.1 is too small for my needs, and the 6 hour battery is a bonus.
The dimensions of a laptop should never exceed 1.4" larger than the screen, IMHO, as any more makes the screen appear smaller than it is.
<strong>I actually have a 13.3" Wallstreet, and I quite like the size. Simply put, if Apple made a 13.3" screen iBook in the 12.1" ibook's case, I'd be whoring myself out on the street corner for handjobs saving for one.
The cruel irony of the 12.1" is that the small screen is made to look even smaller by that big fat border of casing around it... which if were trimmed down to 1/4" would offer more than enough space for a 13.3".
It would be perfect: small, light, w/ the biggest screen that would fit the small elegant form factor.
The 14.1 is probably the iBook I'd get today, simply because 12.1 is too small for my needs, and the 6 hour battery is a bonus.
The dimensions of a laptop should never exceed 1.4" larger than the screen, IMHO, as any more makes the screen appear smaller than it is.</strong><hr></blockquote>
Um, stimuli...
Do you realize that the border around the 12" iBook is 11/16"? Therefore, the dimensions of that model is 22/16" (i.e. 1.375") larger than the screen size, meeting your criteria. I personally quite like that amount of border around the screen, and I think that it greatly adds to the regidity/ruggedness of the iBook.
Comments
<strong>
You're right, bigger screens are better. I'd take a 14" over my 12" regardless of how the case looks if it had a higher res. Unless you have poor vision, there's no reason to take the 14" over the 12" since they've both got a resolution of 1024x768.</strong><hr></blockquote>
Alternatively, you could say, "Unless you WANT poor vision, there's no reason to get the 12" since they've both got the same resolution."
<strong>
Alternatively, you could say, "Unless you WANT poor vision, there's no reason to get the 12" since they've both got the same resolution."
<strong>
Wallstreet Powerbooks rev A had the best options. 12.1, 13.3 or 14.1. </strong><hr></blockquote>
best? I'd sure be salty if I was missing that inch on my tibook.
The cruel irony of the 12.1" is that the small screen is made to look even smaller by that big fat border of casing around it... which if were trimmed down to 1/4" would offer more than enough space for a 13.3".
It would be perfect: small, light, w/ the biggest screen that would fit the small elegant form factor.
The 14.1 is probably the iBook I'd get today, simply because 12.1 is too small for my needs, and the 6 hour battery is a bonus.
The dimensions of a laptop should never exceed 1.4" larger than the screen, IMHO, as any more makes the screen appear smaller than it is.
<strong>I actually have a 13.3" Wallstreet, and I quite like the size. Simply put, if Apple made a 13.3" screen iBook in the 12.1" ibook's case, I'd be whoring myself out on the street corner for handjobs saving for one.
The cruel irony of the 12.1" is that the small screen is made to look even smaller by that big fat border of casing around it... which if were trimmed down to 1/4" would offer more than enough space for a 13.3".
It would be perfect: small, light, w/ the biggest screen that would fit the small elegant form factor.
The 14.1 is probably the iBook I'd get today, simply because 12.1 is too small for my needs, and the 6 hour battery is a bonus.
The dimensions of a laptop should never exceed 1.4" larger than the screen, IMHO, as any more makes the screen appear smaller than it is.</strong><hr></blockquote>
Um, stimuli...
Do you realize that the border around the 12" iBook is 11/16"? Therefore, the dimensions of that model is 22/16" (i.e. 1.375") larger than the screen size, meeting your criteria. I personally quite like that amount of border around the screen, and I think that it greatly adds to the regidity/ruggedness of the iBook.
<strong>
Alternatively, you could say, "Unless you WANT poor vision, there's no reason to get the 12" since they've both got the same resolution."
No reason except it's fugly, costs a lot more, and the screen isn't as sharp.