 |
| From Powerbook G3 Wallstreet |
You can watch the video of the intro of the first generation. Well, sadly, now we don't see CEO/CTO demonstrate the superioty of their product by a live comparison as they did.
But that's not what I like about this product. More the design. So I put a bunch of photos to show what's it looks like. Even if it looks bulky in comparison with actual notebook, there's some features that are missing in modern laptop.
First of all, the robustness. After all, it still working after 12 years! For sure the PMU battery is out, but other than that everything works. Moreover, we can actually do most of the maintenance on it : change battery, hard drive, memory. We can't say the same for many laptops build as a throw away after usage. Some doesn't last more than a year! It's quite a shame when you need to take apart all the laptop to add memory or the battery is molded inside the case. I hope, naively, that some day laws will constrain manufacturers to make their products servicable and recyclable.
There's some nice touch also, such as plastic covers on ports, battery charge indicator, hot swapable bays, latches in those bays to release the keyboard, screen that goes at 180 degrees and the full black finish.
 |
| From Powerbook G3 Wallstreet |
 |
| From Powerbook G3 Wallstreet |
For me, the main problem is that I can't run the OS that I want...
