Should I sell my Superdrive PBook to buy the 17 inc PB?
last month I bought the Titanium PB with the superDrive
I put a gig of ram in it, bought the PB backpack and the apple warrantee. I think I could sell it for $3000 which means I would have to pay about another $800 for the 17 and a case.
is it worth it for built in bluetooth, a 800 firewire, airport extreme, a lighted keybord, a bigger screen and faster ram?
what do you think? <img src="graemlins/hmmm.gif" border="0" alt="[Hmmm]" />
[ 01-15-2003: Message edited by: JC ]</p>
I put a gig of ram in it, bought the PB backpack and the apple warrantee. I think I could sell it for $3000 which means I would have to pay about another $800 for the 17 and a case.
is it worth it for built in bluetooth, a 800 firewire, airport extreme, a lighted keybord, a bigger screen and faster ram?
what do you think? <img src="graemlins/hmmm.gif" border="0" alt="[Hmmm]" />
[ 01-15-2003: Message edited by: JC ]</p>
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Also, I don't think you'd get enough benefit right now. You'd have the same processor speed, different though not necessarily better graphics, a superdrive just like now, and a screen with a small increase in pixels from your current one. Not worth it if you ask me.
Oh, you also get bluetooth, Airport Extreme, and FireWire 800. If you use those, it might be worth it... of course, there are very few FireWire 800 devices out there, and bluetooth and Airport Extreme aren't especially useful either unless you are definitely going to use them, of course.
<strong>I think you should wait until the next revision. First of all, $3000 seems a bit optimistic... I mean, I suppose you could get that much for it but new ones are $2800 (which have 512 MB less RAM and no warranty of course) so even if $3k is a good deal, there will be plenty of people who are saving up for the bigger 17" PB. Also, I think a lot of people are going to avoid the 15" until it's revised. I just don't think now is the best time to sell any PowerBook.
Also, I don't think you'd get enough benefit right now. You'd have the same processor speed, different though not necessarily better graphics, a superdrive just like now, and a screen with a small increase in pixels from your current one. Not worth it if you ask me.
Oh, you also get bluetooth, Airport Extreme, and FireWire 800. If you use those, it might be worth it... of course, there are very few FireWire 800 devices out there, and bluetooth and Airport Extreme aren't especially useful either unless you are definitely going to use them, of course.</strong><hr></blockquote>
Since this analysis is flawed, I feel I must reply. If you want a big screen, this might be a better time to make the switch while your model is still current.
The RAM is DDR in the new 12" and 17" APBs. The Aluminum case is AWESOME. And the SuperDrive is 2x instead of the 1x in your TiBook.
When the new 15.4" model ships in March, the value of your current model will plunge precipitously. The replacement for your 15.2" will be a 15.4" much better product at a lower list price than you paid a few weeks ago. I say get all you can while you can.
Do you really need the new 17" Powerbook? I was in the same situation as you. I thought I should just sell my TiBook, then I thought there isn't really any differences to my TiBook and the 17" Powerbooks. All those features only give it a slight increase in speed compared to our TiBooks. If the processor was 1.25 Ghz, then that may be reason for me selling my TiBook, but the deciding factor was speed and reliability. And I just didn't see the new Powerbooks blowing away my machine to justify a new purchase.
Excluding the larger display, Airport Extreme, Firewire 800 and DDR RAM there are no real differences between this machine and yours. Of course the RAM is the same DDR hack found in the powermacs. I would wait until Apple comes out with a new motherboard w/ 200 MHz FSB, real DDR 400 RAM, GeForce FX Mobile card w/ 128 MB RAM, 4x SuperDrive, and screen resolution running at 1600x1200. This can all be a reality by next year. The TiBook should be more than efficient in getting the job done in the meanwhile.
As for you PB, yes it will lose value, but it's probably a better proposition that getting the 17" now. You've got a lot of security built into that Applecare, and you won't see much of a performance difference between the two machines. Bringing the RAM and Apple care up to the same spec WILL cost you too much, IMHO. You can just put the extra cash towards a nice DVI LCD and be content with a better travel size.