Its funny cause I always felt like the 6100 always exceeded expectations, but the pb 1400 i had to replace it, while definitely a lot faster, still always seemed slower than it should have. When the 1400 (and later the blue ibook) got stolen the 6100 got the call-up and I was always impressed with how it could handle web surfing, games etc even as late as 2000. I remember that summer I even bought a new release game (i think Caeser III) and somehow it played OK even on that old box that was below every requirement.

I felt the same way about the G4 cube. I switched to PC laptops when I first went to college; had two over a 2 year span and both had constant problems. Every time they would break down the cube stepped up. I think even as recently as 2008 i was using the cube for everyday stuff like even streaming movies and it worked ok. No upgrades either just max ram.

Both those systems definitely overachieved by my book.