MiniBook or 15" Powerbook?
I'm in the market for a notebook as I may have indicated before in other posts. I'm really torn between getting a 12" Minibook or one of the current 15" Powerbooks.. I'm replacing my Powermac, because I really would like the mobility. Is the 12" really that slow? When I get mine, I would definitely max the ram out. I know that if they were to revise the 15" line it would have the whole Airport Extreme capability, but I think by the time I would make use of that capability, I would probably be on to another machine (figuring it wouldn't be for another 3 years) I do alot of web work, nothing big on the photoshop.. But it would be my main machine and I don't like things chugging.. Any suggestions? Should I just keep my Powermac and pick up an iBook 800? Any input would be appreciate!
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P.S. I have a Powerbook 667, 48 GB, 1 GB RAM, Combo for sale if you are interested...
Ibook 800 fully maxed with RAM and airport card = 1342
Powerbook 867 (combo) max ram + airport card = 1678
Powerbook 15" 1GHZ 512MB Combo - 2102
Also, the Titanium Powerbooks have a much better graphics chipset than the new powerbooks that suffer from the pathetic geforce4 to go chipsets which are actually based on the GeForce 2 rather than the GeForce 4. Really disapointing.
And don't believe everything you read on barefeats, <a href="http://macspeedzone.com/html/hardware/machine/comparison/all/index.html" target="_blank">here</a> is a good comparison of the minipbook against a multitude of other Macs.
You can decide for yourself if the numbers are large enough to merit the extra cost, though with ADC discount I really can't see this being an issue. Specifically the multitasking tests impressed me, the pbook outclassed the ibook 2 to 1 while running multiple tests. Doing web work you will of course have a multitude of apps open at a time.
You never mentioned what PowerMac you have. If it's a PowerMac 6100/60 then I'd whole heartedly recommend the 867 12 inch, if it's a dual 1.25 then I might tell you to go ahead and grab an iBook.
Anyway, I have the 15" Ti and absolutely LOVE it. The lack of L3 cache, a relatively low screen rez (even on a 12" screen--but then again I have excellent eyesight) and (I *think*--correct me if I'm wrong) 32MB Video card make the 12", while beautiful, not up to par with the 15." But, I huess if you aren't going to use it for any serious lifting, it would be fine as long as you max the RAM.
But I can say...do yourself a favor and get the G4 based machine...pass up the iBook. Not that it isn't OK, but it is rather outdated...a G4 is a better investment IMHO.
Enjoy the hunt!
12inch with DVD burner (no other upgrades) 3299
1Book with Combo Drive (some memory) 2400
I even made a deal with myself... If I get the minibook I promise never to lick it outside on a cold winters day...
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And don't believe everything you read on barefeats, <a href="http://macspeedzone.com/html/hardware/machine/comparison/all/index.html" target="_blank">here</a> is a good comparison of the minipbook against a multitude of other Macs.
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From the site:
"All of the tests below, except for the game tests, were timed with a STOPWATCH."
Nuff' said.
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<strong>And don't believe everything you read on barefeats</strong><hr></blockquote>
I never read Barefeats,
The 12" Powerbook has a 745x class G4 without L3 cache and an anemic graphics chip.
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<strong>I'm in the market for a notebook as I may have indicated before in other posts. I'm really torn between getting a 12" Minibook or one of the current 15" Powerbooks.. I'm replacing my Powermac, because I really would like the mobility. </strong><hr></blockquote>
If you travel a lot then smaller is better. I would say, that 12" PowerBook is better choice than 15" model. Why? It's smaller!
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I never read Barefeats,
The 12" Powerbook has a 745x class G4 without L3 cache and an anemic graphics chip.
Case Closed, Press Any Key To Continue</strong><hr></blockquote>
I think it is time to take a look <a href="http://homepage.mac.com/danny_gasperini/FileSharing6.html" target="_blank">here</a>