Noticible speed difference between 1.25 and 1ghz PB?

satchmosatchmo
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in General Discussion edited January 2014
I'm more interested in comparing the two speeds in the current Powerbook models (i.e. not Aluminum vs. Titanium).

Theoretically it's 25% faster, but I wonder if that extra 250 mhz translates to much on a day to day use. Do windows feel much snappier? or will just adding more RAM even things out.



Primary use is surfing, writing, e-mails, watching movies, with the occasional use of Quark, Illustrator and Photoshop.

Comments

  • Reply 1 of 11
    ghost_user_nameghost_user_name Posts: 22,667member
    The 1Ghz will be fine for that...



    Remember that the (keyword) laptop is not 25% faster... just it's processer. Overall system performence my not be 25% faster. While the extra 250Mhz will help here and there... it won't up your Quake FPS rate by 25%...



    If you have the cash go for it. While it may not be that much faster... you will still note a difference, and most apps will enjoy the extra number crunching power.
  • Reply 2 of 11
    leonisleonis Posts: 3,427member
    For the works you do you won't really see much big difference. If the AlBook is at 1.6GHz or higher then you will see the difference.



    Wait for G5 PB



    Any machine with Moto's CPU now a day aren't really worth the cost
  • Reply 3 of 11
    yevgenyyevgeny Posts: 1,148member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by Leonis

    For the works you do you won't really see much big difference. If the AlBook is at 1.6GHz or higher then you will see the difference.



    Wait for G5 PB



    Any machine with Moto's CPU now a day aren't really worth the cost



    G5's might be a while in coming.



    And the G4 is a decent laptop chip. Quit being mean
  • Reply 4 of 11
    murbotmurbot Posts: 5,262member
    Leonis just gets a woody when he bashes Motorola. I think it's some kind of new fetish in the making.



    If you are able to get Edu pricing, I think the PowerBooks are a good value. That's not to say I think right now is the perfect time to buy one, just that it's a good value.
  • Reply 5 of 11
    leonisleonis Posts: 3,427member
    Oh yeah, Moto bashing is pretty much part of my daily life
  • Reply 6 of 11
    kennethkenneth Posts: 832member
    I see a sign of anti-moto.com



    I like the G4 personally.
  • Reply 7 of 11
    leonisleonis Posts: 3,427member
    I like "motosucks.com" better
  • Reply 8 of 11
    splinemodelsplinemodel Posts: 7,311member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by Leonis

    Any machine with Moto's CPU now a day aren't really worth the cost



    I'd be interested to see a comparison between the 130nm G4's and the 130nm G5's as far as computing speed per watt dissipated.



    I think the G4's might win.
  • Reply 9 of 11
    leonisleonis Posts: 3,427member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by Splinemodel

    I'd be interested to see a comparison between the 130nm G4's and the 130nm G5's as far as computing speed per watt dissipated.



    I think the G4's might win.





    For laptop sure G4 will win on wattage.







    To me there's one very important thing that G5 has which G4 doesn't: High Bandwidth





    Oops...I forgot we are talking about laptop......desktop theory won't apply here..... I better shut up now
  • Reply 10 of 11
    splinemodelsplinemodel Posts: 7,311member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by Leonis

    For laptop sure G4 will win on wattage.



    To me there's one very important thing that G5 has which G4 doesn't: High Bandwidth



    Oops...I forgot we are talking about laptop......desktop theory won't apply here..... I better shut up now



    Yeah, don't get me wrong here. . . I think the G5 is great. especially now that it's 90nm. When the new models debut I may try to trade my older TiBook 500 for an iBook G4 and then pick up a desktop G5.



    But then again, I might just wait for the PBG5 before I make a decision. In that case, the powerbook family will grow to 3.
  • Reply 11 of 11
    leonisleonis Posts: 3,427member
    I should open my mouth again



    As for why I have no hope in Moto is that I don't really think we are gonna see 90nm G4 in the next 10 years at least. 65nm maybe 20 years away
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