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Weblog:   I want a lighter PowerBook!
Subject:   Is 8 oz or so really an issue
Date:   2005-02-12 10:58:59
From:   dicklacara1
Is the small reduction in weight, that ditching the optical drive would yield, really the issue?


Or is it just another "Mine is littler than yours" pissing contest?


Most people who tote a portable around also have a bag, 1 or more batteries, a power adapter... whatever. The whole "package" weighs much more than the portable, with or without an optical drive.


Now, I can see a need mass-produced version of the Mac mini without an optical drive... but for reasons of price, not weight.
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  • Is 8 oz or so really an issue
    2005-03-01 08:07:02  asiafish [View]

    Yes, 8 oz really is an issue. Not only do we get a lighter laptop, but a smaller (and therefore lighter) bag as well.

    As someone who used to own one-spindle laptops (Toshiba Portege, IBM X21) I can tell you from real experience that the travel weight (the bag on my shoulder) weighed a lot less when I was carrying a 3lb laptop than it does now with my 4.6lb 12" PowerBook.

    I'd trade the optical drive in a heartbeat to get that lighter carry weight back.
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