Using a Sony VAIO PCG-R505JL laptop right now. It’s nice, but there has to be better out there. Too many technical issues with the TIBook and my employer right now to make it a worthwile portable option for me. Guess I’m sticking to a Windows PC for the time being…
S**t or get off the pot. Okay, enough is enough. Jonathon Delacour has been flirting with the idea of getting a Mac, teasing us, coyly, with this will he or won’t he like a 16 year old on a hot date. Time for this man to buy a Mac. As I lay here on my bed, lightweight PowerBook on my lap, I decided to start a list of reasons why Jonathon should either s**t or get off the pot and buy that PBook. Weight: Carrying around a PowerBook doesn’t feel that much different than carrying around my purse or a notepad. Actually, it weighs much less than my purse. My Dell laptop — the infamous mobile desktop — weights 19 pounds. My TiBook weights, what? Five pounds? Six? What would you rather lug around on a trip? A load of bricks or a load of feathers? Ease of Use: I have an older TiBook, which is a 15 inch and plenty big enough for me. The keyboard is very comfortable and the touchpad is very responsive. I like the wide wrist supports. Monitor: My TiBook is great for watching DVD movies in bed. Neat Apple stuff: There isn’t fun stuff for Windows. That’s what I found… [Burningbird]