Most stylish Laptop?

[SuperGroove]

In my opinion it's the Powerbook G4 from Apple...but cost prohibits me from buying one. The iBook is too wimpy...so what are the best notebooks on the PC platform?

Paul
-Typing this on a 500MHZ Inspiron 3700 that weighs too damn much!(crushing my legs)

 

[kpxgq]

is that the titanium one?

 

[jlee75]

yes the apple titanium G4 notebook is awersome. For PCs, I think the most stylish may be the Sony 505 series or the Fujitsu small Lifebooks. Even their regular notebooks are nice looking.

 

[RoninRXN]

Sony SR series for PCs but the Titanium iBooks look damn cool.

 

[PaNsyBoy8]

I really like my ibm x series, the titanium composite cover looks awesome

 

[hans007]

the sharp ar-110 i think it is, that just came out is pretty awesome. i've got a toshiba portege 3480, probably too slow for you , only 600mhz but its cool looking

 

[SuperGroove]

all the notebooks need an ultrabay of somesort, except for that Sharp that is. Too bad that sharp only has the ATi Rage M1

 

[CraigRT]

I happen to like the Toshiba satellite laptops! (from what i have seen)

I have no idea really much about laptops, but the Satellites are very nice.. as are the Sony Vaio's - (those babies gotta be expensive)

 

[Magicthyse]

I've got both the iBook and the Powerbook. I like them both for what they are.

I rarely take the Powerbook outside, because a) it's brand new and I don't want to scratch it b) I could swear it's heavier than my VAIO and c) Strangely, the iBook feels more durable, 'throwable', if you will. I don't think the iBook looks wimpy IMHO - having said that I hardly stress mine with music, MS Office and so forth - and it gets admiring looks. But admittedly the blue apple logo gently glowing out of the silver Ti Powerbook cover knocks'em dead every time.

I think the high-end Sony VAIO's - I've had the R600 / Z600 as well as 'ultraportables' as well as my trusty workhorse, a F400 series (weighs quite a bit and is not that pretty but does go 4+ real-life hours with 2 batteries inside) - generally look good - but they are nowhere near as well thought out as even the iBook. The little touches on the Z600 for example, like the CD-ROM drive in which the PCMCIA card tucks neatly underneath the drive unit itself, is a nice thought - but given such an implementation, I'm sure that Apple would do a better job.

Even the simple things like the power supply, Apple have put a hell of a lot of thought into - whereas Sony hit you with a black brick, or a silver slightly rounded brick.

Many notebooks are svelte and nicely coloured - but not what I would call stylish or particularly well thought out as such. I've used a lot of notebooks in my time, and the Apples aren't just about looks alone - it's the depth of the thinking that goes into the design which impress me. The key is to look good and do things better - and the iBook/Powerbook does this admirably.

 

[RossMAN]

The most stylish (not necessarily the best bang for your buck performance wise) laptops are:

Apple PowerBook G4 Titanium and iBook
Sony VAIO
IBM ThinkPad X series
Fujitsu

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[hans007]

i personally dont think the g4 powerbook is really that well designed. Sure the LCD is widescreen, but it makes the notebook unnecessarily wide. The ibook i think is a far superior notebook in terms of space design and looks just as good, though not as fast. besides you can get a cdrw on the ibook. and its half the price.