Quote: Originally posted by george68: Haha! Dial up! fugghof. and its just for the eves. i take the 'book with me in the daytime.

Sandblast it then have it chromed! Nobody'll care that its just exhaust.

Quote: Originally posted by Zimmerman: Sandblast it then have it chromed! Nobody'll care that its just exhaust. It's stainless so it's already 10% chromium. - Ro…

Polish it, the oxidation reason I guess. (would have voted for all four)

You should polish, it will bring out the beauty.

It's an exhaust. Who's going to see it? Are you planning on showing the car off? Or maybe it's so you look cool when it's upside down in a ditch... I say polish it. The more mo…

Quote: Originally posted by wdlove: You should polish, it will bring out the beauty. So... are you saying it's ugly? It's ugly isn't it?

Looks nasty how it is. 1.) Buy lots of beer. 2.) Invite friends over. 3.) Have said friends become slightly intoxicated and convince them to "have fun in the garage". 4.) ... 5.) …

It wouldn't be that hard to polish it so I say go for it.

Quote:"Or maybe it's so you look cool when it's upside down in a ditch..."

Quote: Originally posted by Steve: Looks nasty how it is. 1.) Buy lots of beer. 2.) Invite friends over. 3.) Have said friends become slightly intoxicated and convince …

When I go to college I'm torn whether I would want to get a Powermac or a Powerbook before I go. I've had a 12" PB for a year now and while it's been awesome taking it around, I wo…

Go for the PowerBook and AEx, and invest in a copy of OmniOutliner. The end result is quite possibly the best system ever for taking notes in class. This is what I did in college, …

First, I gotta know what college you're going to... Catholic college - you'll never leave the room, so G5. Party school - you'll need to hide the computer for parties and be able …

I'd suggest the PowerBook no matter what college you're going to attend. It gives you more possibilities e.g. writing a paper sitting outside under a tree or in the college library…

I'll be studying music at a liberal arts college. I know I'll be taking some general classes like writing and english and math, but do I really need to take notes in those classes?…

You probably won't, pen and paper usually work better (in my experience).

I my eyes - with top of the line Macs, portability is superior to power. The G5 will scream through everything you throw on it, whereas you can get the Powerbook to it's knees. B…

College is one of many places where the PowerBook will shine. 1) Take notes in class 2) Record lectures to MP3 3) Can take PowerBook home over breaks 4) Can hide PowerBook in lock…

Quote: Originally posted by macintologist: I'll be studying music at a liberal arts college. I know I'll be taking some general classes like writing and english and math…

Save your money and keep the 12" Powerbook for a few more years. Unless you are studying graphic design or film editting, it will more than meet all your needs. Don't get caught u…

Quote: Originally posted by ort888: Save your money and keep the 12" Powerbook for a few more years. Unless you are studying graphic design or film editting, it will mor…

Whoops, I seem to have missed that you already have a 12" PowerBook. In that case, I'll second what ort888 said. Save your money and keep your 12" PowerBook. Spend the money on a n…

Quote: Originally posted by macintologist: I'm sick and tired of this 32MB Nvidia card Yeah, life can be pretty rough... I know. Are you 18? Are your parents going…

Stick with the 12" for a few months and then make a decision. I know colleges in America are different, but here in the UK no-one takes laptops to lectures for notes (not in my cla…