Jeez Scott, make it tough on me... OK I'll see what I can do since I love going off topic.
Performa 600: It along with the IIvi and IIvx gave us the first internal CD-ROM drove option, so that's pretty cool. It also marked the beginning of the Performas, along with the 200 and 400, and was the most expensive of the bunch. A Performa 550 was my first Mac so I like Performas for that reason.
Performa 630 Series: Different model numbers based on included software and accessories? Brilliant, Spindler, brilliant. OK, there's a LITTLE sarcasm there. Did we have DOS cards before those? Certainly a small window to the Boot Camp Intel future...kinda.
PowerBook 150: Last of the "real" 100 series with squared lines and a trackball. I think boxy 100s are cool. The 190 doesn't count since I just see it as a 68k 5300. I'm surprised you didn't put the 5300 on the list, but I'd have turned around and told you a 5300cs was my first 'Book.
4400: I like it because it's a metal Mac with the floppy on the wrong side. They were "Thinking A Little Different" then.
Mainstreet PB: The Mainstreet/Wallstreet/Lombard/Pismo basic design is probably my favorite 'Book design. Granted my admiration goes up as you read the list left to right, but I'm still playing that card since looks is about all it has going for it. It gave you a laptop with the cool then-new style without spending the big bucks on the nice ones. From the back or when it was closed nobody knew you were a cheapskate.
Coro Solo Mini: I like that it brought Intel processors to the affordable Mini line.Even though the then higher end Core Duo model smokes it, the Solo was still a bit faster than the G4s it replaced.
There! I did it!
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Performa 600: It along with the IIvi and IIvx gave us the first internal CD-ROM drove option, so that's pretty cool. It also marked the beginning of the Performas, along with the 200 and 400, and was the most expensive of the bunch. A Performa 550 was my first Mac so I like Performas for that reason.
Performa 630 Series: Different model numbers based on included software and accessories? Brilliant, Spindler, brilliant. OK, there's a LITTLE sarcasm there. Did we have DOS cards before those? Certainly a small window to the Boot Camp Intel future...kinda.
PowerBook 150: Last of the "real" 100 series with squared lines and a trackball. I think boxy 100s are cool. The 190 doesn't count since I just see it as a 68k 5300. I'm surprised you didn't put the 5300 on the list, but I'd have turned around and told you a 5300cs was my first 'Book.
4400: I like it because it's a metal Mac with the floppy on the wrong side. They were "Thinking A Little Different" then.
Mainstreet PB: The Mainstreet/Wallstreet/Lombard/Pismo basic design is probably my favorite 'Book design. Granted my admiration goes up as you read the list left to right, but I'm still playing that card since looks is about all it has going for it. It gave you a laptop with the cool then-new style without spending the big bucks on the nice ones. From the back or when it was closed nobody knew you were a cheapskate.
Coro Solo Mini: I like that it brought Intel processors to the affordable Mini line.Even though the then higher end Core Duo model smokes it, the Solo was still a bit faster than the G4s it replaced.
There! I did it!
)