Advice for Apple portables

[Kedisar]

Originally posted by zcar86
Oh, and Kedisar, it's slight, not SLIGHT. Not an acronym, don't capitalize it.

Oh, and Kedisar, it's lot, not LOT. Not an acronym, don't capitalize it.

Oh, and Kedisar, it's mac, not Mac. it's not a name, don't capitalize the first letter.

Proper names are capitalized. Mac is short for "Macintosh," which is a proper name for a product.

Now, the other capitalizations of mine where to emphasize. (I know I didn't spell that right.) I hightly doubt you were emphasizing "MAC" every time you said it. It's a common error to capitalize all of the word "MAC."

That doesn't give you rights to be an arrogant, puerile twit about it.

May we get back on topic, please?

 

[primalman]

Originally posted by Kedisar

1: Are there any iBook docks? I want to close the lid on the iBook and use it with an external monitor. (I have a keyboard already.)

Originally posted by legion

1) Nope, you just plug in everything directly.

1) Yes, there are docks for the iBook and Powerbook.

http://www.bookendzdocks.com/bookendz/index.htm

But you do not need a dock in order to do what you want to do, the dock just makes it moderately easier and more expensive to do the same thing, saves like 32 seconds a day for a couple hundred dollars.

 

[jtown]

If reading a small screen is a problem, none of the powerbooks are going to work well for you. The 15" powerbook's screen may be physically larger but the actual pixels in that display are the same size because there are more of them. If you do the math, you'll find that the 12" ibook and all three of the powerbooks have approximately 105DPI (dots (a.k.a. pixels) per inch). Only the 14.1" ibook has a lower DPI (approximately 90).

The 15" ibook display is about 12.25" across and displays 1280 pixels in that space. That's 104.5DPI. The 12.1" ibook and powerbook both display 1024 pixels across their 9.75 inches. Thats' 105DPI. The 17" powerbook displays 1440 pixels across it's approximately 13.7 inches. Again, 105DPI. While the displays are different physical sizes, the size of the windows displayed on those screens will be virtually identical.

Deviation from this formula is rare in the lineup of Apple LCDs. The 17" Studio Display, 15" iMac, and 14" iBook are the only current displays that fall outside the range of 104-105DPI.

Basically, you're going to need to buy a 3rd party 18-19" LCD running at 1280 to drop the DPI and increase the size of the items being displayed. Doesn't matter which machine you buy (aside from the 14" ibook).

 

[iChan]

well, if you are ever remotely willing to wait until MWSF, then I;m sure you can save a few more dollars and go for the 15-incher... it really is the best bang per buck. I presume that portability is not the biggest issue when it coems to making your decision because you stuck in the 14-in ibook into your list... however, if you really are intent on getting a laptop real soon... the 12-inch iBook would be my choice.