From: Mike Stok Date: 2005-10-05T08:51:18+09:00 Subject: Re: OFF Topics :: PC-laptop or Powerbook On 4-Oct-05, at 8:26 PM, Bob Aman wrote: > On 10/4/05, Squeak Smalltalk wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> I will change job soon and I have to decide which type of laptop I >> want. >> I have always had pc-laptops. >> But I see that a lot of ruby programers use powerbooks. >> >> If you use a powerbook give me some advice ? >> >> Best Regards >> W. >> > > I adore my 12" Powerbook, but if I had it to do over again, I would > probably look for a photobag that fit the 15" Powerbook instead of > looking for a Powerbook that fit the 13" sleeve in my photobag. The > lack of a PCMCIA slot on the 12" is somewhat disappointing as well as > the lack of the back-lit keyboard. Neither are must-have features, > but I do know that when the Intel Powerbooks show up, I'll be opting > for a 15" instead. ... the 17" isn't that much bigger than the 15". Just don't ask my wife how I got from "a mini would be nice" to the powerbook. 2 weeks in and it's a blast, still playing with toys rather than programming - but it's nice to have a fun, quiet, working computer again! Mike -- Mike Stok http://www.stok.co.uk/~mike/ The "`Stok' disclaimers" apply.