Apple PowerBook with 17-inch display

Review:
The new Apple PowerBook ranks high on the Cool Yule rating system for many reasons, but perhaps the most noticeable would its monster 17-inch display. Bigger than most desktop monitors, I found the widescreen display suitable to my graphic design needs. Graphics were crisp and fast thanks to the ATI Mobility Radeon 9600 graphics processor.

Next in line for coolness would have to be the extreme ease and speed of wireless connectivity in the form of 802.11g at 54M bit/sec. and its built-in Bluetooth. Connecting to a wireless network with the device was the easiest we've seen, even easier than Windows XP notebooks or desktops (but that shouldn't be a surprise).

Reviewed by Zach Sullivan