Yeah, I just got mine too, and the speakers were definitely the biggest surprise. They sound as good as the Pro Speakers - at least in the ears of this graphic designer.
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I ordered the 17" case online and had no problems. I thought it might take a while coming from Canada, but they only use UPS (nominal shipping charge) and it actually arrived a day earlier than expected. Very lightweight, yet sturdy enough to take a beating on the road.
And yes, the entire picture has a flipped exposure - notice the X - + buttons are on the wrong side of the browser and all of the images and words are flipped.
I ordered the 17" case online and had no problems. I thought it might take a while coming from Canada, but they only use UPS (nominal shipping charge) and it actually arrived a day earlier than expected. Very lightweight, yet sturdy enough to take a beating on the road.
And yes, the entire picture has a flipped exposure - notice the X - + buttons are on the wrong side of the browser and all of the images and words are flipped.
Re: sizzling?
no not ham and eggs, ham and eggs don't sizzle by themselves. I'm guessing that the low "sizzling" sound is from the heatpipes in the laptop. liquid to gas to transfer heat.
no not ham and eggs, ham and eggs don't sizzle by themselves. I'm guessing that the low "sizzling" sound is from the heatpipes in the laptop. liquid to gas to transfer heat.
recent developements
Has anyone here that has a 17 inch Alubook have any trouble with the lid?
Opening or closing it, or with the latch?
Or the hinge?
There has been recent developements about a possible defect on the 17".
The gentleman that runs MacNet bought a Alubook.
And after trying to open it the LCD cracked in many places and claims that it was defective.
Does anyone have any similar problems.
Has anyone here that has a 17 inch Alubook have any trouble with the lid?
Opening or closing it, or with the latch?
Or the hinge?
There has been recent developements about a possible defect on the 17".
The gentleman that runs MacNet bought a Alubook.
And after trying to open it the LCD cracked in many places and claims that it was defective.
Does anyone have any similar problems.
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I haven't had any problems with the lid - it is so light for such a large screen.
People have had random mishaps with the 17" - dead pixels here, broken hinges there. I haven't heard of any design flaws that have affected all Powerbooks other than the speakers popping when coming out of sleep mode.
People have had random mishaps with the 17" - dead pixels here, broken hinges there. I haven't heard of any design flaws that have affected all Powerbooks other than the speakers popping when coming out of sleep mode.
HINGES?
It seems that some people are saying the the manner in which the LCd's are placed into the framework and the New HInge
design are not very user friendly.
That the Hinge and LAtch can cause soem difficulty in opening and if you force it, it can shatter the LCD.
I wonder how many more of these stories will turn up during th enext few weeks or is it a singularity?
It seems that some people are saying the the manner in which the LCd's are placed into the framework and the New HInge
design are not very user friendly.
That the Hinge and LAtch can cause soem difficulty in opening and if you force it, it can shatter the LCD.
I wonder how many more of these stories will turn up during th enext few weeks or is it a singularity?