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of the Electronic Egyptians
Feb 2002
time: 23:31
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This machine was recommended by my company's IT dept. It's basically a T40 in a 12" screen setup, Centrino powered, identical software load, etc. Two USB 2.0 ports, a Firewire port, Wi-Fi. Very slender and compact, just 3.5 pounds, seemingly everything you would want. As you'd expect, no room for a touchpad or calc keypad, but so what.
The problem is that this beautiful little machine does not include enough space for the CD-RW/DVD drive I need (despite IBM and CDW online suggestions to the contrary). But nnnooooooo... The drive has to be housed in a separate base unit that doubles the height of the machine and adds 2 full pounds to its heft.
OK, so it's not quite so light and compact as I'd hoped, but the footprint's the same and I'm manly enough to carry 5.5 pounds around. So despite the inconvenience of the disc drive, I decided to get it anyway.
But here's the kicker, the thing that put me over the edge.
Most of my PC work is in the office. To use a laptop there, we employ a separate monitor and keyboard. To avoid plugging/unplugging all the connections (T1, mouse, monitor, keyboard, and power) every time you take it home (which is, of course, the whole point of having a laptop), it snaps into a docking station housing all those connections.
When you do that with the (X31 + disc drive base), it turns out that, again, YOU DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO THE CD DRIVE!!!!! Instead, you have to physically remove the drive from the base unit and slot it into a port on the docking station.
 AAAAARRRRGGGHH!!!!!!!!
Thus, IBM requires a corporate X31 user to constantly change connections, or to constantly remove and replace the disc drive. All that physical change inevitably means that the mechanics will wear prematurely. Pin connections, drive slot, whatever -- something will go before its time.
The whole point of laptops is portability and convenience. The design of the X31 dictates little of the former, and even less of the latter.
So I gave it back to IT and told them to get me a T40. It's not that much bigger and makes none of the mechanical compromises of the X31. It's faster. Same battery life. It's even lighter than the (X31 + stupid baseplate drive). Plus you get a bigger screen and a touchpad.
I hope to have it by end of week...
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Dang, that sucks. Good thing you can change to a T40 now.
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Asher
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Calgary, Alberta
Nov 1999
time: 22:31
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Originally posted by Atahualpa
Is a T40 really all that good???
14" with XGA and Radeon Mobility 7500 seem quite outdated to me. |
That's only one of the models.
You can get a 1400x1154 screen with a Radeon Mobility 9000 as well, and the line is going to be updated again once the new Dothan Centrinos come out.
It's not meant to be a powerhouse, nor a gaming laptop. It's meant to be a sturdy, reliable, fast, and long-lasting laptop in a small package.
It's actually a business-class notebook.
Last edited by Asher on 10-10-2003 at 09:36
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Asher
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Calgary, Alberta
Nov 1999
time: 22:31
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Originally posted by Agathon
Some of it is made up. For example, the guy in your last post could take it back and have it repaired for free or get a new unit - again for free. |
Did you intentionally miss the part of the post where he mentions that's precisely what he was going to do the next day, or are your reading comprehension skills not up to par?
Further, how does this make him a liar?
As someone who consistently says other people lie, exaggerate, and bend the truth, you seem to be doing an awful lot of that yourself.
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What's also made up is the implication that this is a problem with all the powerbooks. |
The implication is quality control must have a serious issue if after such a limited distribution after such a limited time it's all over the internet -- even the review unit they sent one of the biggest hardware sites is ripe with problems.
Not to mention, the reviews not only are critical of the quality but many of the design features.
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No, it's an inadequate loser from Calgary who feels the need to bend the truth. You've been caught out in numerous lies now. |
WHAT lies? This is about the 12th time you and Drake have both accused this, and neither of you seem to be willing to back it up.
Are you hoping that by repeating it enough you can get people to believe it?
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Agathon
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Leafs 4TW!! - CPA
Dec 2002
time: 00:31
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Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui
I haven't seen you guys contradict them in anyway. |
How can you contradict a fact?
Or more importantly how can you contradict something that is mere rumour, unproven, exaggeration, or cribbed from a blatantly anti-Apple source, short of pointing out these facts.
I mean, I'm sitting here doing things on my computer that he's told me I can't do.  That's not just me, but other Apolyton mac users as well. Ask Drake or Monolith, they realized this long ago. As Drake said, he makes stuff up.
And, if you find something that does contradict his earlier statements he flagrantly lies about them. That's why he's staying on ignore for the foreseeable future. He's almost as bad as the other person I have on ignore, who refused to concede that so-and-so said something even after I provided him with high quality streaming video of so-and-so actually saying it.
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Agathon
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Leafs 4TW!! - CPA
Dec 2002
time: 00:31
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Originally posted by MattH
*cough* truth *cough* Let's see some proof, you guys! |
What kind of proof do you want. According to Asher, the new powerbooks are a mess and almost all of them suffer from horrible problems.
It turns out that the latch on a few of them doesn't work properly, but if you take it to the store they will fix it in 5 mins. A few people have also had screen problems. This is quite normal with a new product and you are entitled to a free replacement within the first 10 days. Why make it the end of the world then?
Since I often look around mac websites and know when there are really big problems because of the volume of posts, and that hasn't happened this time, I assume that it's a relatively small problem.
Also according to Asher, your purchased itunes music will automatically delete forever if you move out of the US. Yet Drake is happily sitting in Japan playing his (which have mysteriously escaped this satanic deletion) and I haven't seen a massive outcry from mac users about it. What am I supposed to believe?
I mean, who the **** cares? It's clear that some people have had problems, but it doesn't mean that every Apple product you buy will explode - it means a few people have had problems, which always happens no matter what you buy.
That's all I have to say. As I remarked before, these debates would be interesting if people behaved honestly, but that hasn't happened.
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Asher
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Calgary, Alberta
Nov 1999
time: 22:31
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Originally posted by Agathon
What kind of proof do you want. According to Asher, the new powerbooks are a mess and almost all of them suffer from horrible problems. |
Please.
When did I ever say almost all of them suffer horrible problems?
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Also according to Asher, your purchased itunes music will automatically delete forever if you move out of the US. Yet Drake is happily sitting in Japan playing his (which have mysteriously escaped this satanic deletion) and I haven't seen a massive outcry from mac users about it. What am I supposed to believe? |
According to APPLE and the person who was affected, this did happen. Obviously, things change over time -- I've provided you several links to back this up, so how can you claim I am "lying"?
Apple has removed that "feature" from iTunes due to the backlash that the media coverage gave Apple when it was discovered the music files were deleted when you changed your regions.
Apple has changed it, it doesn't make what I said a lie, particularly when it did happen.
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That's all I have to say. As I remarked before, these debates would be interesting if people behaved honestly, but that hasn't happened. |
We have you to blame for that, you never -- ever -- contribute anything of substance to tech threads like this. You blindly follow Apple, set up strawman arguments left and right, and resort to ad hominems because you can't do any better.
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As Drake said, he makes stuff up. |
I did NOT make this up, as any fool with a web browser can see! The irony here is killing me, here you are making stuff up about me making stuff up.
http://politechbot.com/p-04993.html
It is quite sad that this is all you can do. You can't deal with the subject matter so you resort ad hominems by claiming I make things up and lie all the time, and then the only backing you have of this is claiming I make up the fact that iTunes deleted a user's files when she moved to Canada. Yet I've provided links online to first-hand accounts of this online, which I clearly did not write, and you still insist that I "made it up".
And if you're going to assert that I'm making things up in this thread, you have to at least throw me a frickin' bone and tell me what I'm making up, then refute it.
You need some help, Agathon.
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