I just sold my iBook 500 mhz yesterday. And to add fuel to the fire, I was doing some Macintosh training and I was using a 667 mhz TiBook DVI, which was sweet. Waiting for that new 800 mhz TiBook to rock my world! Looks like there's quite a few of us here
add me to that list, i was at the apple store today, and they were trying to convince me to buy a 800, and i told them that i'm waiting for an update! they replied "but i don't think there are any trade shows between now and january"! i told them that i'd prefer not to trust their judgement and that i would rather trust my intuition! f*ck em!
yes, this is an excellent machine, period. a little on the heavy side compared to the tibook, but the screen doesn't flex like the tibook's (maybe it was my handling, but the one we had at our studio briefly would always flex when adjusted).
the pismo has two battery bays, which gives you 6 honest-to-god hours of real-life work time. not 6-if-you're-lucky-but-actually-four that apple has reverted to.
the built-in dvd player has always been a bit batty. no idea why.
we just moved, and the new office is dead silent...except for the incessant hard drive in the pismo. slight, but it's there. constantly.
the screen is good, though a little washed out at the bottom. not bad though, considering.
can still take an airport card, a gig of ram (unsupported, but it will work), has firewire and usb, too.
i hate the bronze-but-really-poop-brown key caps. keyborg makes replacements boards for them. i also saw a white keyboard once, too.
i think i'll wait another year or so, and then buy a g4 500 upgrade for it when the price drops even lower. get a little more life out of it.
I've been treading water since July first figuring out if I'll be able to afford one, and now that I know I can, waiting until apple releases a nice juicy update.
I'm hoping for a slight update to the case and a proc update to 1gig. That would make me happy.
rok, I had a Pismo as well at one point. I thought of it as having urine coloured keyboard. Anyways, the Pismo was a crappy investment for me because I had a Wall Street 233 at the time and could have waited two more months for the first TiBook. In any case, all water under the bridge, really looking forward to a next rev 800 mhz TiBook
I just sold my iBook and will be laptopless come Sunday.
Sure hope we see an update soon. Being without a laptop is pure hell. </strong><hr></blockquote>
It's been a little less painless for me, fortunately, as my employers were generous enough to issue me an iBook as a field laptop, which is what I'm using now. But for your sake (and ours as well ), I hope Apple comes up with the goods very soon
<strong>Well, if you have a whole bunch of work in a $3500 device, wouldn't you want it to be able to take the occasional whack? Even if you baby the thing, there is always the possibility that Something Bad Will Happen. Why not have some built-in insurance against that possibility?</strong><hr></blockquote>
I've argued against this for a long time in the various threads about sub-notebooks. The vast majority of damage to notebooks occurs when they're being transported - whether it's little scratches and chips, or screen-crunching impacts.
Most laptops, including the most fragile, will easily survive a drop from a lap, or from a desk (When you get the power cord caught round your foot. Done that more than once).
I'd prefer to see a compact computer with much less padding but sold with a decent sleeve. As long as it feels sturdy, and not flimsy like the Sony Vaios.
I'm sure Apple could design a nice sleeve, make it out of Kevlar and market it with a campaign that concentrates on it's ability to survive terrorist attack and ignores the speed issues.
For the record, to introduce myself, I'm 37 and have been using Macs since the original 128k Mac. I've owned quite a few since my first MacPlus in 1988. I do architectural 3D and push my computer to the limits. Really I need a desktop, but I love the portability of the PowerBook. So Apple, please don't skimp on the PowerBooks performance.
<strong>Add me to that list. I'm ready to purchase the top of the line PowerBook as soon as it's revved. My realistic hopes:
1Ghz G4
167 Mhz bus
1 Gig RAM
60-80 Gig HD
Combo Drive
Same screen
I would love to see an internal SuperDrive but would take an external one as long as it was iDVD compatable.
Apple, my money is waiting...
Terry</strong><hr></blockquote>
Terry, I like the specs you mention - just add the Radeon 9000 card, built-in bluetooth, better Airport reception, a faster combo drive (8x CDRW is slooooow imo), and maybe even lower the price a few hundred bucks for each machine and we're set to go
Pismo was spectacular, and at full memory, the 500 continues to pull hard. I've always used airport and it is almost as good there as my second Cube and my wife's iMac, giving us a 4 computer wireless network with the rev2 base station. I'll buy the new PB immediately, but I want it to fully support the wireless world.
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<strong>The cash is in hand...
...tick...tock...tick...tock...
but the suspense is killing me.
(( Where's the sweating smiley ))</strong><hr></blockquote>
Not just me then? I bet they make us wait until October 15th!
If it's out on the 25/26 is there a chance I'll get one by Oct 2nd?
yes, this is an excellent machine, period. a little on the heavy side compared to the tibook, but the screen doesn't flex like the tibook's (maybe it was my handling, but the one we had at our studio briefly would always flex when adjusted).
the pismo has two battery bays, which gives you 6 honest-to-god hours of real-life work time. not 6-if-you're-lucky-but-actually-four that apple has reverted to.
the built-in dvd player has always been a bit batty. no idea why.
we just moved, and the new office is dead silent...except for the incessant hard drive in the pismo. slight, but it's there. constantly.
the screen is good, though a little washed out at the bottom. not bad though, considering.
can still take an airport card, a gig of ram (unsupported, but it will work), has firewire and usb, too.
i hate the bronze-but-really-poop-brown key caps. keyborg makes replacements boards for them. i also saw a white keyboard once, too.
i think i'll wait another year or so, and then buy a g4 500 upgrade for it when the price drops even lower. get a little more life out of it.
yes, pismo is the best purchase i have ever made.
I'm hoping for a slight update to the case and a proc update to 1gig. That would make me happy.
Very, very happy.
I just sold my iBook and will be laptopless come Sunday.
Sure hope we see an update soon. Being without a laptop is pure hell.
hallowed be thy cpu
give us this day
our dual cpu powerbook
with a better gpu
which doth runneth hot
but cooketh me not
~~! amen
12:00 am
any haiku guys here ?
<strong>rok, I had a Pismo as well at one point. I thought of it as having urine coloured keyboard. </strong><hr></blockquote>
See a doctor! Quickly!
<strong>Add me to the list as well....
I just sold my iBook and will be laptopless come Sunday.
Sure hope we see an update soon. Being without a laptop is pure hell.
It's been a little less painless for me, fortunately, as my employers were generous enough to issue me an iBook as a field laptop, which is what I'm using now. But for your sake (and ours as well
Blackcat - lol!
1Ghz G4
167 Mhz bus
1 Gig RAM
60-80 Gig HD
Combo Drive
Same screen
I would love to see an internal SuperDrive but would take an external one as long as it was iDVD compatable.
Apple, my money is waiting...
Terry
<strong>Well, if you have a whole bunch of work in a $3500 device, wouldn't you want it to be able to take the occasional whack? Even if you baby the thing, there is always the possibility that Something Bad Will Happen. Why not have some built-in insurance against that possibility?</strong><hr></blockquote>
I've argued against this for a long time in the various threads about sub-notebooks. The vast majority of damage to notebooks occurs when they're being transported - whether it's little scratches and chips, or screen-crunching impacts.
Most laptops, including the most fragile, will easily survive a drop from a lap, or from a desk (When you get the power cord caught round your foot. Done that more than once).
I'd prefer to see a compact computer with much less padding but sold with a decent sleeve. As long as it feels sturdy, and not flimsy like the Sony Vaios.
I'm sure Apple could design a nice sleeve, make it out of Kevlar and market it with a campaign that concentrates on it's ability to survive terrorist attack and ignores the speed issues.
For the record, to introduce myself, I'm 37 and have been using Macs since the original 128k Mac. I've owned quite a few since my first MacPlus in 1988. I do architectural 3D and push my computer to the limits. Really I need a desktop, but I love the portability of the PowerBook. So Apple, please don't skimp on the PowerBooks performance.
After all, it is a POWERbook.
Terry
<strong>Add me to that list. I'm ready to purchase the top of the line PowerBook as soon as it's revved. My realistic hopes:
1Ghz G4
167 Mhz bus
1 Gig RAM
60-80 Gig HD
Combo Drive
Same screen
I would love to see an internal SuperDrive but would take an external one as long as it was iDVD compatable.
Apple, my money is waiting...
Terry</strong><hr></blockquote>
Terry, I like the specs you mention - just add the Radeon 9000 card, built-in bluetooth, better Airport reception, a faster combo drive (8x CDRW is slooooow imo), and maybe even lower the price a few hundred bucks for each machine and we're set to go
<strong>Blackcat - lol!</strong><hr></blockquote>
Hey, it's deranged fantasies like that which keep me going!
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