Originally posted by: slayer1001
ive been thinking about getting a powerbook to replace my rapidly aging x20 (the battery goes like 40 minutes now) but the one button touch pad thing kinda scares me. ; )
id probably sooner or later install linux (probably sooner than later) on that sucker, and the idea of trying to use X without 3 mouse buttons scares me
but that aside, where can i find more information on the 15" AL powerbooks that are supposed to be coming soon?
Yeah. The one button took alot of getting used to, but now I use mine with a tiny little travel mouse I bought from Microcenter for like $10, and it's 3 buttons. It's pretty much compatible withy any USB device including mice. The three buttons pretty much work like on Windows, with the right click bringing up options. The batteries also last a loooong time on my 12" powerbook. I bought an extra battery, but I really don't think I need the spare. I flew to LA last week, and used it to watch a 2 hour DVD, and listen to over 2 hours of music, and still had some juice left. This is with the LCD dimmed somewhat (this LCD is really bright to start with, brither than any other LCD including my Dell Desktop) which was better since it was dark in the plane, and you can reduce the processing power if you're just going to be watching a DVD or listening to music. I've gotten about 6 hours this way.
Also...there's not much information available on any new products from Apple. They keep things VERY hush hush. I didn't know about the new iPods until about a week before they came out. I'm sure they'll release an office release date for the new 15", but it'll be about a month before it comes out, and even then..not too much info will be available until release. People are guessing that they may come with a 970 chip, but I can't really see that happening, unless it's not released until early, or mid next year. If it's released this year, it'll just be like the two current Aluminum Powerbooks but with a 15" monitor instead of the 12, and 17, and just be updated with an aluminum casing, an aluminum keyboard, Airport extreme, better speakers, and buit in Bluetooth.