Titchski said:
Darn Anne-Marie - you really don't know how close you are... We've just been through Hurricane Charley and shes been eyeing up a generator and wants me "to do something about those trees". So after work I'm off to buy said generator (for her) and a chainsaw (to do what she wants with those trees).
You must really have that womens intuition thing going there
Anyhow, this is getting waaaaayy off topic now, what would you do? get the iBook now, or get the powerbook later (whenever the newer versions come out?)
Neither. Get the chain saw, generator, bilge pump, air compressor, power washer, drills, hammers, and whatever other tools you need to dig out of the storm. Once your life is in order, you'll have the time to spend to bring in a new family member, which is what a shiny new Mac becomes. But right now, if you don't even have steady power, you can't possibly expect to use your Mac regularly. A new Mac deserves a steady power supply and a decent internet connection to get it started right, a "silicon spoon in its mouth", so to speak.
I say, buy the nicest model you can afford right now. I adore Bender, my own Powerbook Laptop, and have no regrets - but I'm a software developer and use it every day at work and home, even though he's my personal machine. I won't just abandon it the next time a new model comes around; I have a personal relationship with Bender. I won't upgrade until I can achieve a vast improvement in the quality of my computing experience by doing so, and when that happens, I'll still keep Bender around and put him on light duty.
You can give your honey an account and show her what a Real Machine is like. If she wants her own later, great. If all she wants later is an iBook, so be it, you lucked out. But if she wants the Powerbook, you'll be the greatest guy in the world if you buy HER the top of the line Powerbook. And if you still have
serious hardware envy, I'm quite sure you'll find a way to sell your old Powerbook and buy the new one.
Anne Marie
