Re: I Buy A Powerbook

Mayor of R'lyeh <mayor.of.rlyeh@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> > not really, barely warm, depend on your climate, but not hot.
>
> Maybe you should take it out of your Kool-Aid pitcher.

the mayor's feeble attempt at humor...

> > you are the one drinking all the dirty water, when the rest of us drink
> > pure H2o, colored perhaps to reflect our mood, but certainly not
> > yesterday's mucky river water as you seem to prefer.
>
> I'm drinking pure well water. You're guzzling barrels of Steve flavored
> Kool-Aid.

you are the one stuck with windows, not us...

> >> >the mayor has once again sacrificed a quality computing experience to
> >> >save a few bucks up front, but then to loose it all and more when he
> >> >resells. he is the epitome of a poor shopper.
> >>
> >> LOL! I didn't spend an extra grand up front in order to make a couple
> >> of hundred on resale you mean. Why you Maccies keep insisting that this
> >> is a winner economically is beyond me.
> >
> > an extra grand? it's nowhere near the difference. the ZV6000 HP is 1/3rd
> > slower,
>
> Its actually faster than the 15" powerbook.

my bad, for some reason i was looking at the 2Ghz specs for this zv
model.

> > has poorer screen resolution,
>
> It has the proper resolution for its size.

nice cop out, it's a poorer quality screen, deal with it.

> >no wireless,
>
> So I'm posting this via magic?

also my bad, was still looking at the other specs.

> >heavy as an Osborne,
>
> I'm far from a pencilneck so its extra two pounds over the Powerbook is of
> no concern to me.

it's still 2 POUNDS more, that's clearly shows it's using yesterday's
tech, it's a boat anchor compared to a powerbook.

> > no access to quality software,
>
> LOL! There's a reason the COLA guys call you 'Oxtard'.

they are just angry they don't have access to high quality apps. the
best thing they have is GIMP :) which proves my point :)

> > no iLife,
>
> Oh, no! I don't get crappy extremely basic software! I guess I'll have to
> use thedecent software that Ialready have.

iPhoto is perhaps basic, but iDVD, iMovie, iTunes, GarageBand would be
considered "high-end" in the PC and Linux worlds. You guys have nothing
like it for the price or features.

> > poor keyboard
>
> Its working just fine over here. Maybe you should apply yourself. Maybe
> then you'll be able to figure it as well.

stingy, typical of pc laptops.

> > with NO backlight,
>
> Really? So the adjustment for the backlight does what exactly?

the keyboard certainly doesn't have backlight, much less each individual
"key", nice! scroll half way down to see what you could of had.

http://www.apple.com/powerbook/index17.html

> > tiny HD,
>
> Its 80 gig, the same size as the Powerbook's.

my bad, other specs.

> > no Gigabit Ethernet,
>
> And no need for it either.

all because you don't have modern desktops where it comes standard.

> > no FireWire 800,
>
> And no need for it either.

since you don't do anything important, so having less is best for you.

> > only the Home edition of XP
>
> Funny how it thinks its XP Pro, isn't it?

when you upgrade, call us!

> >not the full version like OSX provides,
>
> Can you even name one difference between Home and Pro? And are you really
> claiming that MacOS X comes with XP Pro?

when you upgrade, call us!

> > incredibly bad battery life,
>
> Apple claims 4.5 hours for the 15". I'm gettng ~ 4 hours in actual use.

wrong, Apple specs for the new 15, up to 5.5 hours, so you are losing by
an 1.5 hours... ouch!

> > lemon like user reviews.
>
> I'm sure you could dig up a few negative reviews but the overwhelming
> majority are very positive.

yes, and it's a clunker compared to a powerbook.

> > but it's pretty clear you've been taken for a ride.
>
> Says the guy who regularly says 'Here's all my money, Steve. Give it to me
> hard and dry again'.

I've never said that... who ever builds the best box gets my money, I
have no particular allegiance to apple, only to "quality". steve doesn't
always build the best, but in laptops, there is no question the
powerbook is the top laptop on the planet.

> > agrees the powerbook series is the
> > world's main laptop if you want the very best in portability for the
> > price.
> >
> > http://www.apple.com/powerbook
> >
> > $1,799 no tax, free shipping.
> >
> > http://www.macprices.com/g4tracker.shtml
>
> How do you manage to guzzle a whole 55 gallon drum of Kol-Aid in one
> sitting?

you are the one that got duped... taken for a ride, now your laptop
experience for the next few years will be sub par, not my fault, yours
alone. the mayor is a poor shopper, and this is further proof.
.

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