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nobitacu · Oct 22, 2003, 02:57 PM

I just want to make see what is the Powerbook that most people own here. I have the Rev. A 17 inch Powerbook.

Ming

bobette · Oct 22, 2003, 03:03 PM

Originally posted by nobitacu:
I just want to make see what is the Powerbook that most people own here. I have the Rev. A 17 inch Powerbook.

Ming

Tibook 550, still waiting for Albook 15" Superdrive.

petehammer · Oct 22, 2003, 03:06 PM

At various times:

PB 145, PB 540, PB 5300cs (yup, THAT one)

///Milien · Oct 22, 2003, 04:08 PM

See signature below.

xylon · Oct 22, 2003, 04:16 PM

17" PowerSlab rev A. Minor problems, still loving it.

edit: Oh yeah, and an old Lombard, but I never actually use that, its just serving up some webpages.

Blackstealth · Oct 22, 2003, 04:17 PM

Primary PowerBook is my new 1.25Ghz 15" AlBook (Combo Drive, 60Gb, 512Mb), which I waited 34 days for it to be delivered - arrived this Monday!

It replaces my PowerBook Duo 280c - 33Mhz 8.4" (External FD, 500Mb, 20Mb).

Also now lying unused are a Duo 270c - 33Mhz 8.4" (250Mb, 4Mb) and Duo 230 - 33Mhz 9.1" Mono (500Mb, 8Mb)

So I've made quite a leap in performance in the most recent addition to my PowerBook family

(",)PB12 · Oct 22, 2003, 05:42 PM

Rev A 12 Incher
Still waiting for 15" alu combo

nobitacu · Oct 22, 2003, 06:00 PM

Originally posted by Blackstealth:
Primary PowerBook is my new 1.25Ghz 15" AlBook (Combo Drive, 60Gb, 512Mb), which I waited 34 days for it to be delivered - arrived this Monday!

It replaces my PowerBook Duo 280c - 33Mhz 8.4" (External FD, 500Mb, 20Mb).

Also now lying unused are a Duo 270c - 33Mhz 8.4" (250Mb, 4Mb) and Duo 230 - 33Mhz 9.1" Mono (500Mb, 8Mb)

So I've made quite a leap in performance in the most recent addition to my PowerBook family

Wow! that is one huge jump! Don't tell me you were still using those before you got your new Powerbook???

33MHz wow...

Ming

AssassyN · Oct 22, 2003, 06:23 PM

I've owned in the past year...

17" Rev. A PowerBook w/ 1GIG RAM

12" Rev. A PowerBook w/ 640MB RAM

12" Rev. B PowerBook w/ 768MB RAM

And I currently actually own:

800DVI TiBook (specs in sig.)

h00ligan · Oct 22, 2003, 07:06 PM

just a lowly lil ti gigabook with a gig of ram, hacked 2x superdrive and a 7200 rpm hitachi/ibm 60 gig drive.

wors great for me, and it's still dead sexy..

there's also something to be said for having a final rev machine.. i.e. seems tha tmost of the issues are resolved

nobitacu · Oct 23, 2003, 01:13 AM

Wow, looks like most people here owns the 15inch Al Powerbook, as well as the Rev. B 12inch. Hmmm... I really thought there would be more of us 17 inch Powerbook Rev. A users... at least there were a lot before.

Ming

Fillman · 01:46 AM

Mine's a Rev A 12'" Aluminium PB hooked up to a Samsung 171N LCD monitor. The PB screen tucks under the Samsung so I run it as one tall virtual screen. I drives my Windoze colleagues crazy when i drag a window between the two screens. "How did you do that????"

Take a look at

http://homepage.mac.com/tgrice/AlBook.jpg

The old Handspring Visor has been replaced by a Bluetooth SE P800. This picture was taken with the P800 hence rather blurry.

dantley · Oct 23, 2003, 01:45 AM

15" 1ghz PowerBook. That was my main mac machine until I got a dual G5... which replaced my wintel machine as my main machine.

Blackstealth · Oct 23, 2003, 03:59 AM

Originally posted by nobitacu:
Wow! that is one huge jump! Don't tell me you were still using those before you got your new Powerbook??? 33MHz wow...

Ming

I've been using my 280c for the last 4 years to type up notes whilst at university.

The Placid Casual · Oct 23, 2003, 06:49 AM

A Ti 867 Combo here.

Changed from a Rev A 12" PB a few months ago and not regretted it for a second.

If all goes well, this machine will *easily* be in service until the G5 Powerbook Rev B hits the streets... maybe longer.

threestain · Oct 23, 2003, 07:12 AM

I have a classy thoroughbred - TiBook 1GHz with 512MB RAM - will eventually get around to upping that to 1 GB, but am lazy so won't be for ages. Replaced my old beige box in April, and have never looked back!

Crusoe · Oct 23, 2003, 07:18 AM

Currently on my TiBook 500Mhz. My 15.2/1GHZ/256/SD/AE/BL is in transit so I own it but don't have it yet.

PBG4 User · Oct 23, 2003, 08:21 AM

I traded up my Rev. A TiBook 500 for a shiny new 1.25GHz AlBook.

I'm hoping that the iMac line goes G5 in January so I can replace my dual 500 celery that I built in '99.

cszar2001 · Oct 23, 2003, 09:50 AM

PB 17 Rev. A-love it!

djjava · Oct 23, 2003, 12:26 PM

Originally posted by AssassyN:
I've owned in the past year...

17" Rev. A PowerBook w/ 1GIG RAM

12" Rev. A PowerBook w/ 640MB RAM

12" Rev. B PowerBook w/ 768MB RAM

And I currently actually own:

800DVI TiBook (specs in sig.)

You've probably heard this before, but man, are you CRAZY!!!

Voch · Oct 23, 2003, 01:21 PM

TiBook 667DVI refurb. Considering one of those new iBook G4s for more portability but I admit that I'd miss this screen...

Corinthian · Oct 23, 2003, 01:35 PM

Got a TiBook 1GHz now.....
see signature except for OS, would upgrade to X.3 after a project's finished....

will have a TiBook 800 to replace my original desktop, a G4/400...which I would be parting with it tomorrow...

It's like missing a friend now...

rcarlosnyc · Oct 23, 2003, 02:07 PM

Rev. A 17 inch Powerbook.

I just developed white spots on the screen a little over a month ago.

I haven't gotten around to sending it in for repair yet. Any ideas of the turn around time?

Tomster · Oct 23, 2003, 02:16 PM

Wow. Busy year for Powerbooks.

Started with a TiBook 500mhz. Had it for a couple of years and it was showing its age. I upgraded to a Tibook 1ghz. I hated the fan so I traded it for a 17" Rev A Powerbook and a couple of months later, upgraded to a 17" Rev B Powerbook.

And for all of the truly old time road warriors out there who remember what this was, I have a fully functional Mac Portable.

Mac user since '89 - Mac SE 1meg/20meg System 6.0.4

baglunch · Oct 23, 2003, 03:13 PM

17" rev a w/ 1gb ram, albook.

no issues, except loosing one of the rubber feet. What's up with this white spot issue, you saw it happen on a 17"?

acadian · Oct 23, 2003, 03:34 PM

17" revision b, looks like the 17"ers are the least pouplar model here.

d4nth3m4n · Oct 23, 2003, 03:41 PM

powerbook 180 running 8.1 with born again.

oh yeah i have a "white" (read- i)book too

elfmund · Oct 23, 2003, 03:45 PM

i have a 15" AlBook 1,25ghz and superdrive

had to give up my 12" AlBook because my girlfriend (a recent switcher) confiscated it

looove my books

xi_hyperon · 03:59 PM

Can someone please clarify something for me? I thought the 12" and 17" Powerbooks which went on sale on Sept. 16 are "Revision A" (not revision B) as this was the first refreshing of those two. Before the Sept. 16 announcement, we only had the originals which came out in February. Why does everyone call the originals a "revision"?

BOT, I have a 17" from the September launch. Revision A, B, or whatever you want to call it.

Edit: My PB 17" almost suffered an untimely death this week. A colleague of mine sat a coffee on my desk and then spilled it inches away from my PB. Luckily, the splash went on me and the rest ran underneath the Powerbook. I just about killed him.

AssassyN · Oct 23, 2003, 03:56 PM

Your logic is right, but it's just how we do it

Rev. A = FIRST one that comes out
Rev. B = SECOND one that comes out

Your 17" PB is a Rev. B

xi_hyperon · Oct 23, 2003, 03:59 PM

Originally posted by AssassyN:
Your logic is right, but it's just how we do it

Rev. A = FIRST one that comes out
Rev. B = SECOND one that comes out

Your 17" PB is a Rev. B

Well, I conformed, and voted with Rev. B.

nobitacu · Oct 23, 2003, 04:08 PM

Well, at least we're kind of getting more 17inchers in here now. Feel a little better now.

And yea, for some reason, we call the second edition of the Powerbooks Rev. B, and the first one A, even thought it's not really a Rev. But oh well, that's how it works.

Ming

rcarlosnyc · Oct 23, 2003, 04:20 PM

Originally posted by baglunch:
17" rev a w/ 1gb ram, albook.

no issues, except loosing one of the rubber feet. What's up with this white spot issue, you saw it happen on a 17"?

yes, I have spots on my 17" PBook.

TheIceMan · Oct 23, 2003, 04:37 PM

///Milien: My God, you own all those things? What do you do for a living that you can afford these items?

deviousgelatin · Oct 23, 2003, 04:40 PM

15" Aluminum 1.25ghz...

Buts that's only theoretical, seeing as it's been backordered for going on 2 weeks now.

nobitacu · Oct 23, 2003, 04:42 PM

Originally posted by TheIceMan:
///Milien: My God, you own all those things? What do you do for a living that you can afford these items?

Yea... why do you need all those Powerbooks for anyways? I can see owning two, one for work, and one for home. but all those? Wow.

Ming

romeosc · Oct 23, 2003, 09:48 PM

I own :
4 TIPBs (2 -500s 2 - 400s)
1 Pismo 500
2 Ibooks (300)
3 5300c
1 2300c
3 280c
2 160
1 145
1 140
2 100 & more partial units than I can see.

I can't bear to get rid of them for the prices on resale market.

spatterson · Oct 23, 2003, 10:18 PM

Still waiting on the Alu 15 PowerBook! Hopefully in a week or two!