NoteBook

Cheers for the info on the notebook hdd's too. ...

You would get away with up to 70 metres if you have a reasonably clear line-of-sight. Using a directional antenna (Silicon Chip australia had a few good designs using a CD and a loop of wire as the active surface) you could send an 802.11b signal for miles. As for vibrations, make sure you're using a notebook hard-disk drive, as these are designed to operate with...

You can find the specifications for power consuption in the product's specs. You would be wisest to choose a laptop/portable because these are built to be moved around, and to have a low power consumption, and already have power management in place. Whatever portable you choose, it must have an external monitor output, and preferably an AV and/or S-Video output as well. A...

I have just moved from a Dell XP notebook to a 12" Powerbook and in almost every respect I have made the right decision. ...

I want to network my mac notebook with linux as the server. ...

featured notebook computer. The fact that it's a bit crippled seems to stem from the fact that the basic design derived from the iBook. ...

Hmm... It's an old story. Apple can only release an open Mac OS X to the X86 crowd if sales make up for the hardware sales, because they'd lose the hardware business rather sooner than later. And as often as people cry they want Mac OS X on X86, they wouldn't actually shell out 129 USD for a copy. Some would, but most wouldn't, and 50% of the Mac crowd would switch to Intel...

I bought the 12 inch as my primary computer. it's much faster than my 600m iMac. I was worried about it being too small (or too hot) but neither has been a problem for me. I love it! :)

I've wondered about this... i use it and have no problems... but would you run 3 miles everyday with your notebook computer in your backpack or would you worry about it? ...

I recently treated myself to a new screen that I - not exclusively but also - wanted to connect to my iMac (G4) and I was shocked to see the Mac being only capable of the pityful, oftentimes useless mirrowing mode. I remember my old Intel-Notebook which had half the video-memory/power and could easily do some sort of expanded desktop. So, what's the point behind that. Apple...