I wondered about the PB. Will it be updated soon? FH and other sites say 'maybe'? but does anyone know something more?
A friend of mine wants to purchase a 15" or 17" PB, and I don't want that he's going to be disappointed just because two week after his purchase Apple released some new PBs?
Does anyone have some scoop, so that we can safely buy?
I got an iBook G4 800 and I really regret not having gotten the 12 powerbook.
It's just you get a lot more for very little.
I'm stuck on a home/school machine.
$500 is very little?! That's nearly half of what the iBook costs!
Exactly what is getting you down about the iBook? Calling it a home/school machine doesn't really say what it's not giving that the 12" Powerbook could.
I'm suprised no one mentioned the powerbook has 3 speakers vs the ibook's 2. OoOoOO
And in all honesty, this shouldn't be overlooked. I'm VERY impressed with the sound quality from my 15" AlBook. Its speakers are the best sounding of any laptop's I've heard.
I'd say they're about as "full-range" as laptop speakers can get.
$500 is very little?! That's nearly half of what the iBook costs!
Exactly what is getting you down about the iBook? Calling it a home/school machine doesn't really say what it's not giving that the 12" Powerbook could.
You get a much bigger student discount on the powerbook and hence the 12 powerbook is only 1399.
I feel like an idiot to have gotten the iBook.
yes, it seems like the iBook is almost on par but it isn't. Try using both and you'll see why.
the layout of the ibook is what got me to shy away, it looked kinda cheap compared to the powerbook, the speakers showing all bare and cheaply... so instead of going for an ibook and having consumer regret over it later, I just sprung for the 12" powerbook Never been happier with a computer. it's my baby literally I bring it with me wherever I go.
Yeah, I'd have to agree with Steve on this one (fancy that!). Even though the 12" PowerBook represents what appears to be a worse value than the 12" iBook, it probably is MUCH better than we realize. First of all, it does have 200 MHz on the iBook. It also has twice the L2 cache - that will enhance performance by quite a bit. It has 256 MB of RAM on the motherboard instead of having 128 MB built in and a 128 MB module, which doesn't count for much but does contribute to its value.
The most overrated advantages of the 12" PowerBook are also the most obvious ones - smaller size (only 0.3 lbs lighter and 0.17 inches thinner), superdrive option (it's $200 extra - it would be a great deal if it was a standard feature), and DVI-out with monitor spanning (not many people use this). What would push me even more towards the PowerBook would be the fact that it is a pro-level machine, not a comsumer-level one. Of all the Macs I've owned, the pro-level ones have always been WAY better than the consumer machines, regardless of whether they were "supposed" to be faster or not. I far prefer my dual 450 MHz G4 over the 1 GHz eMac I had for a short time. My dad's PowerBook G4/550 feels significantly faster than the iBook G3/800 I had for about a year, not to mention the gorgeous 15.2" widescreen (albeit only 1152x768). There's something about Apple's pro machines that makes them much better than their consumer counterparts, and I think it's worth paying for in many cases. Even if you have to go with a used pro machine, it'll be better than a brand new consumer machine that costs the same.
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A friend of mine wants to purchase a 15" or 17" PB, and I don't want that he's going to be disappointed just because two week after his purchase Apple released some new PBs?
Does anyone have some scoop, so that we can safely buy?
It's just you get a lot more for very little.
I'm stuck on a home/school machine.
Originally posted by stevegongrui
I got an iBook G4 800 and I really regret not having gotten the 12 powerbook.
It's just you get a lot more for very little.
I'm stuck on a home/school machine.
$500 is very little?! That's nearly half of what the iBook costs!
Exactly what is getting you down about the iBook? Calling it a home/school machine doesn't really say what it's not giving that the 12" Powerbook could.
Originally posted by Ichiban_jay
I'm suprised no one mentioned the powerbook has 3 speakers vs the ibook's 2. OoOoOO
And in all honesty, this shouldn't be overlooked. I'm VERY impressed with the sound quality from my 15" AlBook. Its speakers are the best sounding of any laptop's I've heard.
I'd say they're about as "full-range" as laptop speakers can get.
Originally posted by KeilwerthReborn
$500 is very little?! That's nearly half of what the iBook costs!
Exactly what is getting you down about the iBook? Calling it a home/school machine doesn't really say what it's not giving that the 12" Powerbook could.
You get a much bigger student discount on the powerbook and hence the 12 powerbook is only 1399.
I feel like an idiot to have gotten the iBook.
yes, it seems like the iBook is almost on par but it isn't. Try using both and you'll see why.
The most overrated advantages of the 12" PowerBook are also the most obvious ones - smaller size (only 0.3 lbs lighter and 0.17 inches thinner), superdrive option (it's $200 extra - it would be a great deal if it was a standard feature), and DVI-out with monitor spanning (not many people use this). What would push me even more towards the PowerBook would be the fact that it is a pro-level machine, not a comsumer-level one. Of all the Macs I've owned, the pro-level ones have always been WAY better than the consumer machines, regardless of whether they were "supposed" to be faster or not. I far prefer my dual 450 MHz G4 over the 1 GHz eMac I had for a short time. My dad's PowerBook G4/550 feels significantly faster than the iBook G3/800 I had for about a year, not to mention the gorgeous 15.2" widescreen (albeit only 1152x768). There's something about Apple's pro machines that makes them much better than their consumer counterparts, and I think it's worth paying for in many cases. Even if you have to go with a used pro machine, it'll be better than a brand new consumer machine that costs the same.