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<blockquote data-quote="technologist" data-source="post: 34877" data-attributes="member: 4134"><p>1. I've only worked with older (G3) iBooks, but with those, and with my PowerBook, the fan rarely came on. Only when heavy processing was going on. It didn't seem at all intrusive to me, but that's just my opinion. I never noticed it getting more than slightly warm. (I have a first-generation 12" PowerBook...now <em>that's</em> heat. I've heard that they've fixed that in the current ones.)</p><p></p><p>2. LimeWire, for one...others probably know more about this than I.</p><p></p><p>3. Well, the CD/DVD drive and battery are on the right side. (They could have put both of those on the left, though, and had all the ports on the right...) I've never had a problem with the ports on the left... I usually have a printer, PDA cradle, mouse, keyboard, and network cable plugged in. I can't imagine a desk so small that there's no room for a laptop and its cables...what would all the people with huge desktops do?</p><p></p><p>As for wireless mice...that's <em>exactly</em> why you'd want a wireless mouse. Wireless mice are perfect for laptops...no cable to wrap up every time you pack up. *sigh...*</p><p></p><p>4. I didn't much care for the keyboard on the old (G3) iBook I used. It was kind of...mushy. Size was okay, not too noisy, but a little soft to the touch. The keyboard on my 12" PowerBook, though, is wonderful. I like it better than most desktop keyboards.</p><p></p><p>5. I absolutely, positively love the size (and weight) of my 12" PowerBook. It's so light, you can't help but carry it with you. It's perfect for the small, fold-out tables in lecture halls, and for airplane tray-tables. The screen doesn't bother me for web browsing or typing. Only when programming--with multiple files open--does it feel cramped. (Connecting a second display solves this, if there's one handy.) I sometimes watch movies on mine, but of course, bigger screens are always better here.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="technologist, post: 34877, member: 4134"] 1. I've only worked with older (G3) iBooks, but with those, and with my PowerBook, the fan rarely came on. Only when heavy processing was going on. It didn't seem at all intrusive to me, but that's just my opinion. I never noticed it getting more than slightly warm. (I have a first-generation 12" PowerBook...now [i]that's[/i] heat. I've heard that they've fixed that in the current ones.) 2. LimeWire, for one...others probably know more about this than I. 3. Well, the CD/DVD drive and battery are on the right side. (They could have put both of those on the left, though, and had all the ports on the right...) I've never had a problem with the ports on the left... I usually have a printer, PDA cradle, mouse, keyboard, and network cable plugged in. I can't imagine a desk so small that there's no room for a laptop and its cables...what would all the people with huge desktops do? As for wireless mice...that's [i]exactly[/i] why you'd want a wireless mouse. Wireless mice are perfect for laptops...no cable to wrap up every time you pack up. *sigh...* 4. I didn't much care for the keyboard on the old (G3) iBook I used. It was kind of...mushy. Size was okay, not too noisy, but a little soft to the touch. The keyboard on my 12" PowerBook, though, is wonderful. I like it better than most desktop keyboards. 5. I absolutely, positively love the size (and weight) of my 12" PowerBook. It's so light, you can't help but carry it with you. It's perfect for the small, fold-out tables in lecture halls, and for airplane tray-tables. The screen doesn't bother me for web browsing or typing. Only when programming--with multiple files open--does it feel cramped. (Connecting a second display solves this, if there's one handy.) I sometimes watch movies on mine, but of course, bigger screens are always better here. [/QUOTE]
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