Way to bring up a 2+ year old thread...

In general, do you folks think one ought to buy a laptop sleeve and keep it the laptop inside the sleeve within a larger bag? What are the advantages and disadvantages to this?

Quote: Originally posted by selowitch: In general, do you folks think one ought to buy a laptop sleeve and keep it the laptop inside the sleeve within a larger bag? What…

Well, if you have a powerbook, it might be a little better on the latch. It's a lot less pressure I suppose. Though, I don't know if it will really extend the life of your latch. …

Interesting. How does a laptop sleeve preserve the life of the PB's latch? Is it because it holds the latch in an optimal position? I'll bet those keyboard protectors probably hel…

I have a Toucano second skin for my 12 in pb, great for transporting in another Bag that is not a laptop bag, e.g carry on plane.

Quote: Originally posted by selowitch: Interesting. How does a laptop sleeve preserve the life of the PB's latch? Is it because it holds the latch in an optimal position…

I've got a *great* Tumi laptop case that perfectly fits the 17". I love it - and use it 99.99% of the time. Whooooopppssss. I needed to go on a long distance trip and wanted to …

Another vote for sleeves here. They really help in preventing scratches (Arrgh), and give you a little extra protection against drops and collisions. It may cost more to get a go…

Yeah, sleeves are the way to go. I use a waterfield designs sleeve and just drop it into my kelty backpack. Stealth man, no-one knows what I'm carrying. Best security you can get. …

After contemplating the switch for some months, and being in the hunt for a good laptop...I finally ordered a 15 inch PB the other week. First oddity was that the PB shipped from …

Oh man, don't get me started again on Apple shipping issues!

He must be picking his new PB just about now. Cool.

I had a good shipping esxperience with Apple (unusual). I ordered my PowerBook about a week ago. The person set it up and took my credit card number and said it would be 3-5 days, …

Well I just returned from the Fedex place and have been setting this puppy up....man it's a nice piece of equipment!

I have been waiting for my Powerbook since Dec. 23., and the machine shipped last tuesday. To my surprice, I haven't noticed any change on the tracking service, but discovered toda…

It seems to me that the 15's ship considerably slower than the other PB's. (Probably due to demand, and original screen problems). I ordered a 15" PB superdrive at the start of O…

I just recently(Jan 12) ordered a 12"PB online from the ADC Store. The order page said that shipping would occur 1-3 business days later. I went with 2-3 day shipping. My orde…

All of this leads me to wonder, why do you folks all order from Apple directly, when the resellers have a much better record in terms of timely shipping? Is there some other benefi…

Quote: Originally posted by selowitch: Please enlighten me. Two words: ADC discount

hello, whenever I run Verify/Repair Permissions I would get the same results as this: Verify permissions for �computer� Determining correct file permissions. Permissions differ on…

Quote: Originally posted by fuddman: hello, whenever I run Verify/Repair Permissions I would get the same results as this: Verify permissions for �computer� Determining…

They have a few G4 AGP models on eBay, but their feedback isn't that great. Has anyone here dealt with them, either as a buyer or seller? If so, please share your thoughts.

Actually, a client of mine bought an Sawtooth G4 from them. The thing wouldn't boot. And it was so full of dust, i could scoop it with my hand.

Yikes!...errr, I mean Sawtooth! Did they let him return it without any hassle?