Tips from a switcher - if you need a laptop consider the new 12" PowerBook

[plasticparadox]

Quick question. Is this liable to happen on a Powerbook?

My old Compaq is plastic, so that's why it's faded after 2 years of use.

 

[fraeone]

Hmm.. I have a Dell laptop that is just starting to do that. My solution is to sell it and buy a PB before it gets too worn looking. 🙂

I would be curious to see what the wear on a Rev A 12" looks like today.

 

[ejb190]

I am not the most gentle person on notebooks (heck you should see the crack in the case on my Wallstreet from when I dropped it - and it still works!). My 12" PB is holding up very nicely. The finish has dulled a little bit, but most of that will clean up nicely with a damp cloth. The finish will scrach and dent, but I have found it to be very superior to the old plastic PB's. I never got my hands on a Ti Book, though.

 

[NeXTCube]

Originally posted by plasticparadox
Quick question. Is this liable to happen on a Powerbook?

My old Compaq is plastic, so that's why it's faded after 2 years of use.

The Thinkpad I use at work had a texture molded into the plastic that's been worn smooth on many of the keys and the palm rests. The 12" Albook is probably less sensitive to wear, being metal and all, but you probably will see the finish start to get dull...

 

[plasticparadox]

Maybe I can buy a gel palm rest or something for when I use it at home.. that seems to be the solution.

 

[fraeone]

Or one of those shiny new wireless keyboards 🙂