I still have & treasure my 280c & 2300c - heavy, but light for the
day, and that geek-love "video cassette" loading mechanism for the dock!
Based on their latest financial analyst conference call, rumor has it
(yet again) that a new Mac will be out in 3 or 4 months, with guesses
(yet again) at a small form factor...
On 23. Jul., 2008, at 03:35 AM, Jon Glass wrote:
> you know, just this past weekend, I was looking at my Duo 280c, and
> thinking how close it was in size to my wife's eeePC. Lots heavier,
> but it was a tiny laptop--and is. I used to use a Duo 230 as my
> carry-around. It fit in my briefcase, leaving tons of room for my
> books and papers, and weighed less than 4 pounds, IIRC. I loved its
> tiny size. It's a shame Apple doesn't have anything that small and
> light today--yeah, I know about the MBA, but at 13.3" on the screen,
> it's still too big for what I want. I'm seriously thinking either an
> MSI Wind or a Nokia tablet. Advantages of each are probably known to
> all, as well as their disadvantages. ;-) (BTW, no Windows on that Wind
> for me!)
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