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mrmister · Mar 17, 2003, 08:31 PM

Hey there. I have owned every revision of the Ti book, owing partially to upgrade-itis and also due to some fortuitious work-related events that let me do some of the upgrading at no cost to myself.

I have to say that after looking over the 17" PB, I am not upgrading...while it is totally kickass, and superior in many ways to my current rig (a 1 Ghz Ti) I can't justify the expense at all...not without a concrete mhz/HD/memory increase from where I'm at now.

Are there others that are in the same spot? I never thought I would be ejected from the upgrade wagon...I'm wondering if the next rev will entice me to climb back on. What are people hoping/wishing for?

DVD Plaza · Mar 17, 2003, 08:53 PM

Originally posted by mrmister:
What are people hoping/wishing for?

Two mouse buttons and built-in support for docking stations. Not that it stopped me from ordering the 17" (still waiting here in Australia)

Patcarla · Mar 17, 2003, 10:10 PM

Originally posted by mrmister:
Hey there. I have owned every revision of the Ti book, owing partially to upgrade-itis and also due to some fortuitious work-related events that let me do some of the upgrading at no cost to myself.

I have to say that after looking over the 17" PB, I am not upgrading...while it is totally kickass, and superior in many ways to my current rig (a 1 Ghz Ti) I can't justify the expense at all...not without a concrete mhz/HD/memory increase from where I'm at now.

Are there others that are in the same spot? I never thought I would be ejected from the upgrade wagon...I'm wondering if the next rev will entice me to climb back on. What are people hoping/wishing for?

I share de same feeling.. I wouldn't upgrade from a Tibook 1ghz to a 17". I would definitely wait for the next revision with a faster cpu and better graphic card...
I'm may be not objective as I love so much my current Tibook..

urrl5201 · Mar 17, 2003, 10:30 PM

You are making a sensible decision. I guess I don't feel to bad about selling my 667 DVI since 1 Ghz will be a major CPU upgrade to me as well as double the GPU MB and DVD-R.

If I were you I would wait for 128 MB GPU (which is already in PC laptops), at least 2x DVD-R and 80 Gig HD, and the next CPU upgrade.

Now you COULD sell your 1 Ghz Ti and I guess you considered that already...right?
I just mentioned to one co-worker I was interested in selling my 667 DVI and BAM...next thing I knew it was sold. I can't help but think you would have no problem selling your laptop.

Karim · Mar 17, 2003, 10:58 PM

No one can stay off the wagon for ever, eventually your addiction will get the best of you and you'll just fall right back ON.

I'm too weak, I must upgrade.

mrmister · Mar 17, 2003, 11:05 PM

Yeah, for now I am staying put.

I don't need or want multiple trackpad buttons, but I would ideally love:

1.2 Ghz G4 (that'll hold me until PPC970)
2x DVD burning and FASTER CD burning.
A good or BETTER battery life.
Able to handle upcoming 1 gig DDR RAM chips.
80 or 100 gig drive.

Those are my priorities...I don't need better graphic cards, but I wouldn't sneeze at it.

Getting some of those stats and keeping the battery sharp is quite a feat.

squish · Mar 17, 2003, 11:06 PM

I am not going to sell/trade my Ti/Ghz until I use it to make enough money to sell/trade the thing

John123 · Mar 17, 2003, 11:27 PM

I'm with ya, man. I even posted my PowerBook for sale on several sites, and got many offers which I guess were fair.

But especially given the relatively low resolution of the 17" (it's lower dpi than the 15", in fact), I couldn't bring myself to do it. Especially given that I prefer OS 9 because of its raw speed advantage.