- SELLING MAC POWERBOOK G4 MAC OS X
- SELLING MAC POWERBOOK G4 SOFTWARE
- SELLING MAC POWERBOOK G4 PC
- SELLING MAC POWERBOOK G4 PROFESSIONAL
You won’t be disappointed.Ĭopyright © 2001 Trevor Photos by Daniel Chvatik.
SELLING MAC POWERBOOK G4 PC
If you can justify the cost of a TiBook and need the speed, PC Card slot, and large screen, go for it. With its speed, wide array of ports, large screen, and excellent keyboard, the TiBook makes a good desktop replacement, so you may be able to save a bundle on a stationary machine with a TiBook and the right peripherals. Once upon a time, my now vintage PowerBook 3400 commanded the same price.
SELLING MAC POWERBOOK G4 PROFESSIONAL
The TiBooks are, really, no more expensive than Apple’s past offerings in professional laptops. These are pricey machines, but not overly so. Apple’s top-of-the line configuration, which differs from the midrange machine only in hard drive size and the inclusion of an extra battery and power adapter, runs for US$3,997.
A 500 MHz model comes in at a whopping US$3,499. The Apple Store’s list price for a low-end 400 MHz TiBook is US$2,599. Things seemed a bit sluggish at times, particularly in the OS X Finder, but this probably has more to do with the gradual evolution and fine-tuning of a new operating system and less to do with the TiBook.Īll of this sleek, stylist power doesn’t come cheaply.
SELLING MAC POWERBOOK G4 MAC OS X
My employer is not yet supporting Mac OS X as a work environment (most of our main tools are not yet available in OS X native versions), so my experience with Mac OS X on the TiBook is limited to an hour or so exploring a colleague’s machine. However, this is likely on the way for the next model, and in the meantime Apple is bundling VST external FireWire CD-RW drives with all TiBook purchases in the US and Canada. It would have been nice if Apple had offered a CD-ReWritable drive or a combination DVD/CD-RW “combo-drive” as an option on the TiBook. While backup to a network server is certainly an option, some of the files I work with tend to be large, and I’m a bit old-fashioned when it comes to backups-I want to be able to hold a copy of my work in my hand. Since my livelihood depends on the files that live on my hard drive, backing up is an absolute necessity. One possible shortcoming of the TiBook is its lack of any removable storage (and the lack of a swappable media bay to add a third-party internal Zip or CD-RW drive).
SELLING MAC POWERBOOK G4 SOFTWARE
However, I was worrying for nothing-I’ve ejected well over a hundred different audio and software CDs with no problems.
I was initially a bit concerned that a disc might get stuck in the drive, leaving me with no way to eject it due to the lack of a paperclip hole. The TiBook’s slot-loading DVD-ROM drive performed flawlessly. I never was a big fan of trackpads for extended use or for detailed work, but with the TiBook I make sure that I pack an external USB mouse when I go on the road. Finally, the trackpad button was apt to un-click during drags, depositing files in unexpected places. I also found that when I reached for the trackpad button, often my thumb fell a bit short and hit the sensitive area instead. The sensitive area is a bit large, and I found myself accidentally tapping the trackpad as I was typing, inadvertently sending my cursor off to some other part of my document. The trackpad was a bit more problematic, however. I also liked the fact that some of the function keys at the top double as volume and brightness controls. I had no problems at all typing for hours on the TiBook, and found it very difficult to go back to my old PowerBook 3400 once I had gotten used to the TiBook keyboard’s responsive feel and firmness. The TiBook’s full-sized keyboard is easily the best laptop keyboard I have typed on, which surprised me just a bit considering the machine’s thinness.
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