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15" Powerbook review (PC Mag): 3/5. WTF?
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Oct 9, 2004, 03:12 PM
 
I don't get this review. They give the 15" Powerbook a 3/5 because it runs too hot. That's it? Then if you look at the second link below, you'll see all the laptops that rank above the Powerbook: Compaq, HP, Dell! They've got to be smoking crack.

PC Mag Powerbook Review

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Oct 9, 2004, 03:25 PM
 
Oh well. My Powerbook is fine
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Oct 9, 2004, 07:46 PM
 
What do you expect from a PC-centric magazine?
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Oct 9, 2004, 10:44 PM
 
You *did* notice that *PC* Mag is the "author" of that piece. Right??
     
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Oct 9, 2004, 11:02 PM
 
Eh, PC Mag is usually well balanced. This is more an issue of the person who wrote the article possibly having a bias, not the publication.
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Oct 9, 2004, 11:08 PM
 
Surely you jest.
     
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Oct 9, 2004, 11:31 PM
 
probably dvoark wrote the article
     
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Oct 9, 2004, 11:49 PM
 
i dunno, but only after 3 hours of nonstop surfing does my powerbook get hot. and even that's probably because i get sore from the same position for too long.
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Oct 10, 2004, 02:17 AM
 
"Our test unit came with a SuperDrive, which can burn DVD-R but unfortunately not DVD-RW media."

" Apparently the design uses the bottom of the case to dissipate the CPU's heat—not ideal when the unit is on your lap."

OK, did they actually recieve a test unit, or did they just go off hearsay?
     
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Oct 10, 2004, 04:05 AM
 
They're just jealous !

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