My Lombard has had no problems with the installation which took about 15 minutes but has had one kernal panic while running in a dual monitor configuation. One thing that is not working is video mirroring. The option is there to use it but is greyed and Apple tech support says the freature is not yet avaliable.
As for firmware updates being needed.. the main thing they have been made for is updates for firewire support.. which the Lombard does not have. I personaly see no need for a new firmware update. If you are update crazy.. buy a new powerbook.
Everyone here seems to think that the only other option to Windows is Linux. While that is a an option with many Pro's (multipal platforms, open source, free, stability) the big Con happens to be the learning curve along with some support issues and big name app problems. Looking though the posts I did not see a mention of the Mac OS, be it Mac OS 8-9.1 or OS X. I believe the above Cons are issued (at least better than Linux). I am aware of the big Con for the Mac OS. The fact that you need a Mac to run it but it's worth the mention.. might as well phase out the x86 hardware while your are phasing out MS OS =)
* same award winning design * 500 and 400 MHz G3 * 100 MHz bus systems * ultra ATA66 disk drives * ATI Rage Mobility 128 * Dual Firewire ports * AirPort ready, antennas built-in * 2 models at same prices These are the things that you need to look at.
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My Lombard has had no problems with the installation which took about 15 minutes but has had one kernal panic while running in a dual monitor configuation. One thing that is not working is video mirroring. The option is there to use it but is greyed and Apple tech support says the freature is not yet avaliable.
As for firmware updates being needed.. the main thing they have been made for is updates for firewire support.. which the Lombard does not have. I personaly see no need for a new firmware update. If you are update crazy.. buy a new powerbook.
Everyone here seems to think that the only other option to Windows is Linux. While that is a an option with many Pro's (multipal platforms, open source, free, stability) the big Con happens to be the learning curve along with some support issues and big name app problems. Looking though the posts I did not see a mention of the Mac OS, be it Mac OS 8-9.1 or OS X. I believe the above Cons are issued (at least better than Linux). I am aware of the big Con for the Mac OS. The fact that you need a Mac to run it but it's worth the mention.. might as well phase out the x86 hardware while your are phasing out MS OS =)
* same award winning design * 500 and 400 MHz G3 * 100 MHz bus systems * ultra ATA66 disk drives * ATI Rage Mobility 128 * Dual Firewire ports * AirPort ready, antennas built-in * 2 models at same prices These are the things that you need to look at.