a good laptop PC for Revolution & MIDI?

[Bruce Robertson]

> The iBook has a hinge problem that is quickly becoming an epidemic on
> machines approaching (or past) their warranty expiration. If you go for
> an iBook, -please- also get the AppleCare extended warranty as this
> hinge repair $$ is more than the cost of AppleCare.
> 
> The ribbon cable that passes through the hinge to the screen get
> damaged after a number of months of use. Opening and closing the lid is
> the action that hurts this cable so the more you travel with your iBook
> (and the more you open and close it), the sooner the problem develops.

There are two problems. The other main problem giving a dead screen is a
failed logic board because a BGA component starts to disconnect from the
board. But all the problems are with G3 iBooks.