[rescue] Bigger Iron at Home (was: SNMP, Baby!)

[Magnus Hedemark]

On Thursday, November 13, 2003, at 01:14  AM, sammy ominsky wrote:

> I have the 12" PowerBook, and I can tell you; it may look (and even 
> feel!) somewhat fragile, but it ain't. The aluminum case has stood up 
> to what I would consider rough treatment very well, thrown off a chair 
> by my wife when she was mad at me, dropped on a hard tile floor (while 
> open! (damned network cable) tossed in an unpadded bag and hauled 
> around on daily errands, etc.

I used to say the same thing about my powerbook.  Give it a little 
longer.  My next portable will be the cheaper iBook.  My powerbook held 
up to heavy road warrior use for about a year.  Now the metal cover is 
pocked with dents, one small tear in the display casing, etc.  The 
combo drive only lasted a few months.  The keyboard is pretty flimsy 
too, especially if you have ever used anything like say an IBM Thinkpad 
T30.

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C. Magnus Hedemark
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