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The 17" PowerBook Is a Full Laptop
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2004-02-02 10:40:23 |
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reeltime
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I like the keyboard, what I don't like is all of the room in front of the keyboard. Apple had the most comfortable computer on the market in the Pismo. There hasn't been anything like it since. It was a perfect form-fit for typing. But it didn't have the 'coolness' of the thin TiBooks. Unfortunately, the edges on the powerbooks since the Pismo have been sharp and annoying, cutting into your palm or wrist when typing or using the track-pad. 17" is great for my graphics work, screen wise, but it's really not a very practical laptop. I had to pull all of the padding out of my bag to fit, and put a dimple in the aluminum edge as a result. 15" is still the 'ideal' size for a laptop, IMHO. 17" is cool, but bulky.
-mjd
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