Coffee break- what's being used in SBUX
So I'm sitting in SBUX and here's what I can see being used:
15" MacBook Pro (with iPhone & Mighty Mouse)
17" HP notebook
15" Dell notebook
Almost every time I come to a coffee shop I see at least one 17" laptop. What's up with that?
If you're going to lug around a 6.4lb (15" MacBookPro) laptop with all the accessories, then the difference to a 17" (6.8lb) version is not so great...
I have a 14" Dell for work, and with all the PLC Programming cables etc, I can barely lift the bag. A little extra on the laptop wouldn't be so signigicant.
Any suggestions on a small laptop with a serial and PC Card slot would be appreciated - it would be cheaper than a chiropractor visit...
Posted by: PJE | February 25, 2008 at 01:36 PM
can you call at 17" hp pavilion a laptop??? i think it's heavier than a regular desktop.
Posted by: Gonzalo | February 25, 2008 at 01:38 PM
Nipped into a new Starbucks in my nearest city today, no notebooks on display, just a disappointing b speed connection.(Yes, I checked to see if someone was on a pda).
Posted by: Philip Ferris | February 25, 2008 at 01:47 PM
Hmm,Anyone seen a desktop in their Sbux?
http://improveverywhere.com/2008/02/25/mobile-desktop/
Posted by: Josh Smith | February 25, 2008 at 01:54 PM
hmm, i could have sworn i have read about a homeless guy that had scavenged together a desktop computer and was bringing it to the local bux to add entries to his blog...
Posted by: turn_self_off | February 25, 2008 at 03:42 PM
Yay, ink blog! :)
Re: 17" notebook, perhaps it's because that person has the notebook as their only computer. I would buy a 17" notebook as a desktop replacement, and probably carry it around with me if I didn't have other devices to use while I'm on the go (Nokia E90 and Nokia N810).
But even when I was using my Toshiba M200, I thought its size and weight were definite disadvantages.
Posted by: Jezlyn | February 25, 2008 at 11:31 PM
Hmmm, let me clarify. If I didn't already have my iMac desktop, I would consider buying a 17" MacBook Pro to use as my one machine for home and mobile, since I do photo and video editing/reencoding on my desktop, and would want a beefy notebook for these tasks. But since I do have a desktop, I would consider getting a MacBook (or MacBook Air if I had a $2.5k sitting around) as my mobile computer.
Or I'd keep on using my P1610, even though I'm trying to get away from Windows as much as possible. :P
Posted by: Jezlyn | February 25, 2008 at 11:37 PM