The original Macintosh Portable[1] seems like a pretty high quality machine all the way through:
Reflective active matrix LCD screen (fast response, no ghosting), full-travel mechanical keyboard, movable trackpad, built-in floppy and hard drives, expansion slots, all-day battery life. And an attractive and clever industrial design (note the cutouts for left-handed or right-handed trackball placement.)
Fantastic design for someone who didn't mind a bulky, 16-pound "portable". ;-)
In 2024, portable Macs are better in nearly every way (including battery life) but the keyboards aren't nearly as nice, and the screens aren't great in broad daylight (unlike a reflective LCD.)
(And didn't Apple subsequently invent the "palm rest" laptop design where you move the keyboard back toward the screen?[2])
Reflective active matrix LCD screen (fast response, no ghosting), full-travel mechanical keyboard, movable trackpad, built-in floppy and hard drives, expansion slots, all-day battery life. And an attractive and clever industrial design (note the cutouts for left-handed or right-handed trackball placement.)
Fantastic design for someone who didn't mind a bulky, 16-pound "portable". ;-)
In 2024, portable Macs are better in nearly every way (including battery life) but the keyboards aren't nearly as nice, and the screens aren't great in broad daylight (unlike a reflective LCD.)
(And didn't Apple subsequently invent the "palm rest" laptop design where you move the keyboard back toward the screen?[2])
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macintosh_Portable
[2] https://techland.time.com/2014/01/24/mac-thirtieth-anniversa...