Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/02/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]You don't say what you intend to do with either machine. So it is tough to offer advice. Having and using both on a daily basis I would say this: Good quality images? Monitors and laptops are made for very different uses. In my opinion a powerbook screen will never beat a good monitor. Particularly if you intend to scan or manipulate images in PhotoShop. Get yourself the best tower you can afford with lots of RAM and a good monitor. Check out the reviews in the magazines. Still don't think OS X is the end all system that it's cracked up to be, so that should not be a selling point. Scanners? I have used a $1,500 La Cie scanner for many years. It has served me very well. Just bought my wife a $200 USB Canon scanner. For moderate sized scans you can't beat it. Its plug and play system works very well. It all goes back to what you intend to do with this hardware. Hope this helps. Good luck. - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html