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Apple Ships 17-inch PowerBook

Posted by pudge on from the wooo dept.

spathi writes "After a long wait, Apple has finally started shipping the 17" PowerBook. This thread over on the MacNN Forums shows a few people have received their tracking numbers. It seems Apple hit it's deadline of 7-10 weeks after all"

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  1. Of course... by sekensirazu · · Score: 5, Funny

    Apple really did piss a lot of people off with their slow shipping. Not me... I got the 12". Who really wants to carry around a behemoth of a laptop? This is not to say, of course, that I wouldn't take one if I got it for free. But, err, Apples don't, um... grow on trees. heh.

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  2. weird... by StillDocked · · Score: 5, Funny

    where did Mini-me get his then?

    1. Re:weird... by Brendor · · Score: 4, Funny

      If anything is guaranteed to expedite apple shipping, its sharks with fricking laser beams attached to them.

  3. 17 feet? by Jedi+Paramedic · · Score: 3, Funny
    The 17' looks real sweet, but I wonder if this means the 15' model will be be getting an update soon
    Now that would be a funny ad, with Mini-me sitting there with a 17-foot laptop in front of him...

    that said, I'm waiting for the 15" update too...
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    1. Re:17 feet? by Hawthorne01 · · Score: 3, Funny

      Next up, my 18" model of Stonehenge!

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  4. You know the world's crazy when... by Whatsthiswhatsthis · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...people start buying laptops that are bigger than their desktops.

  5. not ready yet by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Personally, I will not buy this new 17" laptop. I'm holding out for the 24" Cinema Display edition. I hear it will double as a card table!

    Seriously, why aren't *all* computers laptops yet? I'd love a portable 21" display+computer all in one!

  6. Re:NO APOSTROPHE! by Paradise+Pete · · Score: 4, Funny
    For the love of GOD, the word is "ITS", not "IT'S"!

    Hey, its not there fault.

  7. Re:NO APOSTROPHE! by zulux · · Score: 3, Funny

    For the love of GOD, the word is "ITS", not "IT'S"!

    Hey, its not there fault.

    Your funny.

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  8. Re:NO APOSTROPHE! by Golias · · Score: 2, Funny
    For the love of GOD, the word is "ITS", not "IT'S"!

    Hey, its not there fault.

    Your funny.

    Here here!

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  9. man, couldn't they wait just a little bit longer by kraksmoka · · Score: 4, Funny
    I have been enjoying people's questions about my powerbook alot.

    neophyte non-apple user:"is yours the big one"
    me:"yes it is sweetheart, come over to my place and let me show it to you"

    nnu:"what about mini-me?"
    me:"there's nothing mini about it"

    etc. . . . . .

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  10. Re:NO APOSTROPHE! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    For the love of GOD, the word is "ITS", not "IT'S"!

    Hey, its not there fault.

    Your funny.

    Anyone could of made the same mistake.