> He, and I really do want one of these sexy 17" powerbooks, too. :)

"sexy" is exactly why i won't buy one.  you pay more for "sexy", but
you don't get that much more in terms of functionality that would do
anything for me.

apple has long stood on making aesthetically nicer machines that are
not technically better.

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