Quote: Originally posted by RBattin: <STRONG> Mercury = G4 Onyx = G4 (Gigabit Ethernet)</STRONG> these two haven't been incorporated yet i cert…

Sony seem to have to have really raised the bar with their new laptops. Check them out here. I can't wait to see Apple respond at MWNY withthe next rev of the Ti.

Well maybe, but how hard can it be to raise a bar that was never really off the ground in the first place?

I've owned two Sony Vaio notebooks and both were poorly-made headaches. Both froze constantly, probably due to all the proprietary junk that runs in the background. And the track…

It's still too heavy and thick. It looks like the TiBook will hold it's ground/bar for 6 more month. That's not saying it won't be revised.

For those who would use a notebook as a desktop replacement, i think this new sony really ups the ante. If i remember correctly, it has the same video card as the low end power mac…

Ummm, I fail to see what the big deal is with that computer. The screen size? I kinda like not having to tote around an LCD that should not ever be moved of the desk. That thing is…

Desktop replacement? How about just a desktop? 8.5 pounds and 2.5 hour battery life means the TiBook is safe for now in my humble opinion. cheers, JB

Quote: Originally posted by Azerty: <STRONG>Sony seem to have to have really raised the bar with their new laptops. Check them out here. I can't wait to see Apple …

Sony with 16" screen is 8.4 pounds including one battery and optical drive. Battery life is described as 2.5 - 3.5 hrs with one battery, or 5 - 6.5 hrs using two batteries. I ca…

The bigger screen is nice, but I'm not willing to lug around 8.4 pounds of garbage with me. The TiBook's classier. The Pentium 4-M won't run at its full clock speed without being …

I don't even see how adding an excessively large screen and an overheating processor is raising the bar, either. The Pentium III-M is faster than the Pentium 4-M.

Quote: Originally posted by Azerty: <STRONG>Sony seem to have to have really raised the bar with their new laptops. Check them out here. I can't wait to see Apple …

The sad part is that it has an antiquated graphics chipset. They should at least include 64 megabytes of RAM in a notebook that size.

It's too big, and too heavy... that said, it still has a 1.7GHz chip, 400MHz bus, 512 Mb DDR RAM, and 1600 x 1200 screen resolution. Those are impressive specs by themselves, too …

They won't be faster than the Pentium 4. I've basically given up hope that a Mac will be comparable in performance to a Wintel. However, it will enable the PowerBook to be the mos…

Quote: Originally posted by seanyepez: <STRONG>The Pentium III-M is faster than the Pentium 4-M. </STRONG> And the AMD Athlon4 @ 1.4GHz (1600+ m…

Quote: They won't be faster than the Pentium 4. I've basically given up hope that a Mac will be comparable in performance to a Wintel. However, it will enable the PowerB…

I don't consider the Vaio even worthy of being considered competition. Apple should ingnore the Vaio and just stay on its plan to produce the next gen PB that will undoubtedly be …

For the life of me, I don't really understand why so many people care about graphic chipsets? Does everybody play 3D shooters at the highest setting all the time, especially on a …

Powerbook still very competitive in the market. If you try to segment the market. If you can find any PC that can beat 1" thick. 3-5 hours of battery life, 15" screen, combo drive,…

Quote: Originally posted by PowerMatt: <STRONG>For those who would use a notebook as a desktop replacement, i think this new sony really ups the ante. If i remembe…

Quote: Originally posted by torifile: <STRONG>That thing is HUGE. A laptop is for portability. If I want that much screen real estate, I'd rather buy and external …

Man, those things are huge. Why does the Sony laptop with the 15" screen weigh more than the 16"? As for graphics chipset - I don't see anything wrong with 16MB of VRAM on the P…

Glad to see that we all seem to agree that the Sony is just no competition for the Ti but we must remember that the Ti was born out of Apple feeling particularly threatened by the …