[zorg128]

Please post your ideas on this forum, and if possible, with the related links and price.

Any commentary on presented item is also welcome.

With your participation, this thread can become the hottest TiBook accessory catalogue.

Thank you very much.

I know it sucks, but I will begin with Microsoft's IntelliMouse Explorer . 74$
/ProductOverview.asp]http://shop.microsoft.com/Products/Products_Feed/Online/IntelliMouseExp lorer[10036]/ProductOverview.asp

The mouse color fits perfectly with the TiBook, there are 4 buttons and a wheel, when I grabbed the mouse I had a nice impression. Not too light, not too heavy, good ergonomy.





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[disectamac]

How about some nice headphones to match the Titanium





headphones here Flash required

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[jack daddy]

I know a lot of you design students are gonna need a zip drive for your new titbooks, i reccomend the VST zip 100/250. It's thin, a little bright but it gets great reviews. Gateway (wintel bastards) is selling it for a decent price. Gateway has great customer service. http://www.necxdirect.com/hai/prod_p...key=0000148131

[zorg128]

Originally posted by disectamac:
How about some nice headphones to match the Titanium

These seem to be Bang and Olufsen headphones. HAve you got their price and a link?

[disectamac]

Hey Jack Daddy a zip drive is pretty convinient but if you want even more space and convinience (and are willing to cough up half a grand) check out VST's firewire slim harddrive:



I bought the 20Gig. it's powered through Firewire, superfast, supersmall, lots of space and makes transfering files from your desktop to your portable as easy as plug and play.

Also I no longer need to store 8 gigs of MP3 on my desktop or Titanium when it gets here.

[splyn]

"These seem to be Bang and Olufsen headphones. Have you got their price and a link?"
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i dont have the link, but the headphones are around $80 (although you can get them for free if you buy a higher priced item) and from what ive heard, the sound is not worth the money.

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[ddiokno]

Iomega's USB powered 250 MB Zip... only $179, and pretty light...
dave

[xam]

Originally posted by disectamac:
Also I no longer need to store 8 gigs of MP3 on my desktop or Titanium when it gets here.

together with the "Bang & Olufsen" headphones, you've got
a beautiful mp3-player, a bit expensive, but.... :-)

Forget the B&O headphones. All show and no go. Check out the Plantronics DSP-500 headphones. They're USB, not the usual miniplug, and their D/A converter and DSP is supposed to be far superior to the chip Apple puts in the G4. The bass is so strong you can blow your ears out if you want. And then you can flip down the microphone boom and use ViaVoice, English Speech Recognition, Net2Phone, whatever. Also about $80 if you shop around and unlike Soundsticks, they're portable, so you can have great sound wherever you take your PB.

I own a pair of the B&O A5 ear phones. They are actually $160 and are the most comfortable pair of earphones I own. They have great performance at the higher tones, but their bass is something to be desired still. You should look into these if you have money to burn.

my bad...i mean B&O A8 earphones...

[fobside]

I actually prefer this mouse better. It't not so bulky.

/ProductDemos.asp

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[jack daddy]

hey, disectamac

some questions...what appears on the screen when you plug it in? is it true plug and play? no software? ( i cant install software at work) hot swappable? any bad stuff about it? is it rugged? thanks disectadude?

[Pale Rider]

Originally posted by Powerbook G7:
Forget the B&O headphones. All show and no go. Check out the Plantronics DSP-500 headphones. They're USB, not the usual miniplug, and their D/A converter and DSP is supposed to be far superior to the chip Apple puts in the G4. The bass is so strong you can blow your ears out if you want. And then you can flip down the microphone boom and use ViaVoice, English Speech Recognition, Net2Phone, whatever. Also about $80 if you shop around and unlike Soundsticks, they're portable, so you can have great sound wherever you take your PB.

Know a retail location where these can be demoed? I want accurate headphones, not a boom box for my head. I was looking at Sennheisers [much better sound quality in my ears than B&O], and even thinking of getting a wireless set and combining them an iCue remote control.

[zorg128]

So, and now my second suggestion is: Foremac's Firewire DVD-Ram


It costs 549$. http://www.formac.com/2k/products/product_frame.html




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[zorg128]

The perfect companion to your Tibook: Sony�s CLI�. 299$
http://www.sonystyle.com/sonystyle/4...1.default.html

[zorg128]

And with that, you must have Sony's MSAC-PC2 PC Card Interface for Memory Stick� Media
80$
http://www.sonystyle.com/vaio_direct...6.default.html





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[zorg128]

And now, Sony's MP3 Plavers:

This one looks better (269$):


But this one has a Memory Stick device (399$)

[zorg128]

The screen of your TiBook isn't big enough? Here ist what you need :

Samsung, SyncMaster 1200NF SyncMaster 770TFT, 24'' screen
http://www.samsungelectronics.com/mo...ucts/240t.html



Maximum Resolution of WUXGA /1920x1200@60Hz/Aspect Ratio - 16:10
Smooth Video Performance
Real True Color/16.7 Million Colors/No Color Compression/No Frame Rate Control
Dual Interface : DVI Compliant(DVI-D), Analog(D-Sub)
CVBS Support : Composite & S-Video(NTSC/PAL/SECAM)


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[nuckin futs]

Originally posted by zorg128:

I know it sucks, but I will begin with Microsoft's IntelliMouse Explorer . 74$[/B]

believe it or not, that mouse is one of the best products i've used that came out from MS. It's very convenient and very easy to configure.

[zorg128]

Originally posted by nuckin futs:
believe it or not, that mouse is one of the best products i've used that came out from MS. It's very convenient and very easy to configure.

I know, it's why I recommend it... but that hurts



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Originally posted by Pale Rider:
Know a retail location where these can be demoed? I want accurate headphones, not a boom box for my head. I was looking at Sennheisers [much better sound quality in my ears than B&O], and even thinking of getting a wireless set and combining them an iCue remote control.

No idea. Here's a review from Cnet. Here's another"]http://www.zdnet.com/products/stories/reviews/0,4161,2637647,00.html]another[/url][/url] from ZDNet. Another from Government Computer News. And one from Family Mac. ZDNet thinks the bass is a little overboard, but says you can opt for the DSP-300 or 400 model, which are a little less expensive and have a little less bass. I prefer the sturdiness of the 500 model. It looks like it'll travel better inside a laptop case.

[zorg128]

No audio in on the TiBook! Ther is a solution: Digigram's VXpocket PCMCIA card
http://www.digigram.com/products/VXpocket.html


I don't know the price...

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[Darkmoor]

The new Canon "Titanium" scanner has shown up here in Canada. It is thin, weighs 3 pounds, is USB powered and could possibly fit into your laptop bag (if you need a scanner on the fly) It's dimensions are: 10.1" x 14.7" x 1.3", just a little bigger than the TiPB.
http://www.ccsi.canon.com/scanners/csn656u/index.html

I think it matches my TiPB nicely!

[disectamac]

Jackdaddy,

Yes it does come with an installation CD that installs some extensions in your system folder for the VST drive. I don't think it requires anymore installation than would your zip drive so you should be fine.

Once the extensions are installed it is true plug and play. 50MB files swap in seconds. 5MB Mp3 files swap before the progress bar gets a chance to show progress playing MP3, video, just about anything I can think of doesn't use this drives speed to full capacity.

[Bugs Bunny]

I'll be Triple 07 with this Ti case, and selling secrets to the Russians
Very Nice!!!

Measures 16 3/8" x 10 7/8" x 2 3/8" and weighs 5 lbs. One-year warranty.

Apple Specs say the Ti is

Height: 1.0 inches (2.6 cm)
Width: 13.4 inches (34.1 cm)
Depth: 9.5 inches (24.1 cm)

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[Dakkon]

how are you guys adding pictures to your posts?
what do you do?

thanks.

[Norm1985]

The Microsoft IntelliMouse Explorer is a great mouse for a G4 tower/cube, if you are right handed...

But I feel, for the PowerBook G4, you need something portable, while still be optical with a scrolling wheel and multiple buttons. And still having a look to match the PowerBook G4.

The MacAlly USB Optical MicroMouse



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Mac OS for productivity.
UNIX for stability.
Palm OS for mobility.
Windows for solitaire.

[Dakkon]

how are you guys adding pictures to your posts?
what do you do?

thanks.

[Norm1985]

You put [img] have the link of the picture (such as http://www.apple.com/imac/imac.jpg for example) inbetween with no spaces and then have [/img]

It's based off of HTML.
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Mac OS for productivity.
UNIX for stability.
Palm OS for mobility.
Windows for solitaire.

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[zorg128]

For the bag, Bugs Bunny :-)), I'd prefer Leonhard Heyden Function Rucksack for laptops.
The price is a bit exaggerate, (175$ on http://www.ebags.com) but I've seen no other bag with such a class!

http://www.ebag s.com/products/index.cfm?ModelID=4770&bb_id=b305|s25&CategoryID=0 &sub_site_ID=25&brandid=305&searchtype=searching&t hispage=1&ProductPageLink=Bag
True leather, good factory (Germany), real design, and ergonomic (that's why I prefer rucksacks).




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[zorg128]

Originally posted by Norm1985:
The Microsoft IntelliMouse Explorer is a great mouse for a G4 tower/cube, if you are right handed... But I feel, for the PowerBook G4, you need something portable, while still be optical with a scrolling wheel and multiple buttons. And still having a look to match the PowerBook G4.
The MacAlly USB Optical MicroMouse

Thx for the suggestion, Iwill consider it when this mouse comes out.
But 1. it is only "availiable soon", 2. no price is indicated

Here is the link: http://www.macally.com/new/usb/newmicromouse.html


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[zorg128]

Originally posted by mactesteratcupertino:

mactesteratcupertino, I see that Mac OSX will also fit the dummies...

[zorg128]

Klear Screen, Recommended by PBZone. http://www.klearscreen.com/

[zorg128]

Fear from marks on your 15.2'' screen?
The soft silicone prevents the raised keys on Lombard and Wallstreet PowerBooks from leaving marks on your LCD because the screen and the keytops never touch each other. A TiBook version will probably be available soon.

Here is a review from Go2Mac: http://www.go2mac.com/displaynews.cfm?newsid=5188




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[2far]

Originally posted by Bugs Bunny:
I'll be Triple 07 with this Ti case, and selling secrets to the Russians
Very Nice!!!
http://homepage.mac.com/jmesko/.Pictures/IM930-PIP.JPG
Measures 16 3/8" x 10 7/8" x 2 3/8" and weighs 5 lbs. One-year warranty.

Apple Specs say the Ti is

Height: 1.0 inches (2.6 cm)
Width: 13.4 inches (34.1 cm)
Depth: 9.5 inches (24.1 cm)

Ok, nice, saw it in the other thread too. Where do you get these? Is it something you can get at every other shop around the corner?

[Bugs Bunny]

Link for Ti case http://www.sharperimage.com/us/en/ca...html?sku=IM930

[zorg128]

Have you got some other ideas?

Benwin EX4 Flat Panel Speaker System w/Subwoofer-Titanium (color)-$70.00
sku #: 69741
http://outpost.com/

Black PB owners look here-
sku #: 93282
ONLY $30.00!

[robjmurphy]

My recommendations (read procurements) for my TiBook are as follows:
MacAlly iOptiJr USB mouse (maybe not as cool as the yet to be released Micromouse but still 2 buttons and scroll wheel on optical base - I like it anyway!).
Gravis Destroyer Tilt for gaming on VGS.
Roadwarriors Podium Cool Pad to facilitate on bed etc working plus being able to elevate the back of my TiBook makes the fan come on less (BTW anyone notice how bloody noisy these fans are? and how frequently they come on?), makes typing easier and being able to swivel is kewl too.
Waterfield Designs G4 sleeve for added protection inside my Kensington Trek.
TransIntl portable FireWire drive (I went for the 30GB drive and then swapped it over with the 10GB mt TiBook came with so now I have a 30GB internally & a 10GB external for backup - not as slim as the VST but damn sight cheaper!).
Que!Fire CD-RW 8x4x32 (legacy from my Pismo accessory-fest).
& of course the most obvious 'accessory'...
More RAM. 2 x 256MB from Memory To Go for less than $180.
Now I have the greatest system! Portable & versatile to the extreme. I luv it! : )

[hawkman]

Originally posted by robjmurphy:
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Waterfield Designs G4 sleeve for added protection inside my Kensington Trek.
[/B]

Where did you get this? Do they have a Website?

[zorg128]

Originally posted by lucy4:
Benwin EX4 Flat Panel Speaker System w/Subwoofer-Titanium (color)-$70.00
sku #: 69741
http://outpost.com/

Black PB owners look here-
sku #: 93282
ONLY $30.00!

Here is the link: http://shop1.outpost.com/product/69741

And the picture:

[zorg128]

Originally posted by robjmurphy:
My recommendations (read procurements) for my TiBook are as follows:
MacAlly iOptiJr USB mouse (maybe not as cool as the yet to be released Micromouse but still 2 buttons and scroll wheel on optical base - I like it anyway!).

Here is the link for MacAlly's 49$ iOptiJr USB mouse: http://www.macally.com/new/usb/newioptijr.html

And a picture:

Gravis Destroyer Tilt for gaming on VGS.

Her is the link (30$): http://www.gravis.com/products/pro_des_d1016.html

And the picture:

Roadwarriors Podium Cool Pad to facilitate on bed etc working plus being able to elevate the back of my TiBook makes the fan come on less (BTW anyone notice how bloody noisy these fans are? and how frequently they come on?), makes typing easier and being able to swivel is kewl too.

Waterfield Designs G4 sleeve for added protection inside my Kensington Trek.

TransIntl portable FireWire drive (I went for the 30GB drive and then swapped it over with the 10GB mt TiBook came with so now I have a 30GB internally & a 10GB external for backup - not as slim as the VST but damn sight cheaper!).

Que!Fire CD-RW 8x4x32 (legacy from my Pismo accessory-fest).
& of course the most obvious 'accessory'...
More RAM. 2 x 256MB from Memory To Go for less than $180.
Now I have the greatest system! Portable & versatile to the extreme. I luv it! : )

Can you please add a picture, the price and related links?
If you don't know how, check this: http://forums.macnn.com/cgi-bin/ubbcode.html
Thx

[zorg128]

Thx

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[zorg128]

I've just discovered Anoto. Nice name isn't it?
Anoto is a pen that takes off directly from paper by uniting handwriting with everyday digital communication!



Here is the link: http://www.anoto.com/



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[fobside]

what does this pen do? i dont think i understand.

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[tmophoto]

Originally posted by disectamac:
Jackdaddy,

Yes it does come with an installation CD that installs some extensions in your system folder for the VST drive. I don't think it requires anymore installation than would your zip drive so you should be fine.

Once the extensions are installed it is true plug and play. 50MB files swap in seconds. 5MB Mp3 files swap before the progress bar gets a chance to show progress playing MP3, video, just about anything I can think of doesn't use this drives speed to full capacity.

no need for the extensions if you are running 9.1. It is actually better to toss the extensions that came with the drive and use the os 9.1 firewire extensions.

Any firewire drive is true plug and play w/9.1.

-thomas

[disectamac]

Thanks for the correction tmophoto, I'm still running 8.6

shame on me

[zorg128]

Originally posted by fobside:
what does this pen do? i dont think i understand.

You write on paper, it writes it on your copmputer, PDA, etc.