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Mac Forum / General / Hardware / May 2006PowerBook: is it Ti or Al?
Considering buying a used PB from owner, remotely. They are not sure what series it is. 1.5 GHz, serial # W842xxRXQHY. What is it? Thanks,  SignatureDaveC me@privacy.net This is an invalid return address Please reply in the news group > Considering buying a used PB from owner, remotely. They are not sure what > series it is. > > 1.5 GHz, serial # W842xxRXQHY. > > What is it? Al; the last and fastest TiBook was 1GHz. > Considering buying a used PB from owner, remotely. They are not sure what > series it is. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Thanks, It is an Alu-book. The TiBook topped out at 1 GHz The "P88" model was introduced in October 2002 and discontinued only in September 2003 when the first 15" Alu-book came out, over half a year later than the first 12" & 17" Alu models introduced at MacWorld in January. The 15" & 17" 1.5 GHz Alu-books were both introduced in April 2005. Signature/Jon For mail address, run the following in Terminal: echo 36199371860304980107073482417748002696458P|dc Skype: storhaugen > Considering buying a used PB from owner, remotely. They are not sure what > series it is. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Thanks, It is an Alu-book. The TiBook topped out at 1 GHz The last Tibook, the "P88" model, was introduced in October 2002 and discontinued only in September 2003 when the first 15" Alu-book came out, over half a year later than the first 12" & 17" Alu models introduced at MacWorld in January. The 15" & 17" 1.5 GHz Alu-books were both introduced in April 2005. Signature/Jon For mail address, run the following in Terminal: echo 36199371860304980107073482417748002696458P|dc Skype: storhaugen > Considering buying a used PB from owner, remotely. They are not sure what > series it is. > > 1.5 GHz, serial # W842xxRXQHY. > > What is it? It's aluminum. That's good! The titanium PB is really really obsolete. Cool case though. I have no idea what model it is. My last PB was a 520C. leo Signature<http://web0.greatbasin.net/~leo/> >> Considering buying a used PB from owner, remotely. They are not sure what >> series it is. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > It's aluminum. That's good! The titanium PB is really really obsolete. > Cool case though. Until the paint starts wearing off, as it often does :/ (Mine looked like it had been dragged through a hedge after only nine months...) > >> Considering buying a used PB from owner, remotely. They are not sure what > >> series it is. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > Until the paint starts wearing off, as it often does :/ (Mine looked > like it had been dragged through a hedge after only nine months...) Or it falls off a table and the Ti frame cracks, where the aluminium would dent. A dent doesn't look good, but it doesn't necessarily cripple the computer. I know; been there, tried that - both of them. :-( Signature/Jon For mail address, run the following in Terminal: echo 36199371860304980107073482417748002696458P|dc Skype: storhaugen > >> Considering buying a used PB from owner, remotely. They are not sure what > >> series it is. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > Until the paint starts wearing off, as it often does :/ (Mine looked > like it had been dragged through a hedge after only nine months...) We've had a 1GHz and an 867MHz TiBook since they were introduced; both used daily for work and personal use. Not a visible mark on either, save for a 2mm scratch on the bottom plate of the 867. On the other hand, a workmate has had a 667MHz DVI TiBook. Looks quite ratty these days, what with painted areas badly rubbed away and all; he replaced it last week with a MacBook Pro. (Why someone would pencil in notes around the keyboard of a laptop escapes me...) > > It's aluminum. That's good! The titanium PB is really really obsolete. > > Cool case though. > > Until the paint starts wearing off, as it often does :/ (Mine looked > like it had been dragged through a hedge after only nine months...) Add another feather to my clueless headdress. I've never actually seen a Ti Powerbook, although I lusted after one simply because of the titanium buzzword once. I had no idea they were painted. leo Signature<http://web0.greatbasin.net/~leo/> > I had no idea they were painted. Titanium itself actually looks pretty boring... The trouble is, paint doesn't stick well to it, so it tends to flake off at small impacts or on details that stick out. And they do, because it doesn't take well to detailed shaping either - prefers straight lines. Titanium is also lightweight and rigid, which makes it sought after for certain things (spectacle frames and aircraft come to mind), but it also makes it prone to break, not bend, if it hits something hard enough. Aluminium yields and bends, at least to an extent. That may leave a dent, but normally with a still functioning inside, whereas a cracked frame often doesn't. :-( The old story of the oak and the willow. Signature/Jon For mail address, run the following in Terminal: echo 36199371860304980107073482417748002696458P|dc Skype: storhaugen > Titanium is also lightweight and rigid, which makes it sought after for > certain things (spectacle frames and aircraft come to mind), but it also > makes it prone to break, not bend, if it hits something hard enough. Rather OT, the SR 71 - Blackbird was built of Titan. It was puchased from the Soviet Union through lots of middle-men. sm > Rather OT, the SR 71 - Blackbird was built of Titan. Shipping that all the way from Saturn must have been expensive. Paul > > Titanium is also lightweight and rigid, which makes it sought after for > > certain things (spectacle frames and aircraft come to mind), but it also > > makes it prone to break, not bend, if it hits something hard enough. > > Rather OT, the SR 71 - Blackbird was built of Titan. It was puchased > from the Soviet Union through lots of middle-men. The SR-71 family of aircraft (A12/F12) also got around the problem of titanium getting brittle after being cold worked by effectively being heat treated each time they flew a mission. Salut Dave > Considering buying a used PB from owner, remotely. They are not sure what > series it is. > > 1.5 GHz, serial # W842xxRXQHY. > > What is it? it's Al If you already have the serial number, go here for details: <http://www.chipmunk.nl/klantenservice/applemodel.html> Cheers Andreas SignatureMacAndreas Rutishauser, <http://www.MacAndreas.ch> EDV-Dienstleistungen, Hard- und Software, Internet und Netzwerk Beratung, Unterstuetzung und Schulung <mailto:andreas@MacAndreas.ch>, Fon: 044 / 721 36 47 |
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