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why not a widescreen 12"?
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Oct 2, 2003, 05:58 AM
 
just wondering why apple doesn't make a widescreen version of their small pb? it seems that it would make sense considering the other two are widescreen. does nobody manufacture that type of screen? or is it that people just wouldn't buy it and rather have a normal 12" (and not some crazy 13.xx" widescreen)?
     
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Oct 2, 2003, 07:26 AM
 
i think it is actually slighly longer than a normal 12 inch, you can compare it to a 12" ibook and it looks shorter and longer. I don't know though i just kinda eye-balled it.
     
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Oct 2, 2003, 08:24 AM
 
I think it's because the whole point behind the 12" is the ultra portablity. The reason the the 12" screen is so attractive is because the keyboard size makes it the most effcient package. With a widescreen, there would be wasted space.
     
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Oct 2, 2003, 09:21 AM
 
I don't get it. If you put a widescreen on a 12" Powerbook, it would be bigger than 12".

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