posted by David Adams on Tue 30th Sep 2003 17:40 UTC IconHere is
our review of the new 1.25 GHz 15" Powerbook G4.  There's
nothing that brings back the sense of ecstatic anticipation that
I had as a child on Christmas morning like waiting for the
delivery guy to bring my new laptop. Online tracking says "out
for delivery," so I'm sitting here, waiting by the front window
of my house. It's 10:20 am, and I know it's likely to be a
couple more hours. But I'm sitting here, basking in the
childlike excitement. One manufacturer that understands and
caters to this excitement is Apple Computer. They design their
packaging almost as carefully as they design their computers. A
new Powerbook comes nestled in its box like a piece of jewelry.
I've bought Sonys and Dells too, but their packaging and
presentation is more pedestrian. It's exciting to get one of
those too, but experience has conditioned me to be particularly
eager to open the box of my new 15" Powerbook G4.  I'm something
of a Powerbook junkie. Due partly to