Should I swap my G3 iBook for a G4 iBook

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• Reply 1 of 7

  der kopf Posts: 2,275member

  November 28, 2003 7:01PM

  Having done something similar just now, I'd have to say the following:
  
  
  
  I upgraded from a 600 MHz 14" to a 933 MHz 14". The difference is quite refreshing, and I am still waiting for a stick of 512 MB RAM to arrive (my 600 MHz had 384 MB). My upgrade was a lot bigger than what you might do though. The 600 MHz was the last non-Quartz Extreme iBook (sporting a lowly 8 MB of VRAM), and I reckon many other things caused it to be a lot slower than the following iteration. Now, I've got a Velocity Engine to encode mp3s at 10x - 12x or so (used to be about 4x). I've got a 32 MB ATI Radeon Mobility 9200, which blasts me into Quartz Extreme and then some. A faster bus (though it's hard to tell how much of the total improvement is due to this bus). Slot loading (nice!) combo drive burning at 24x (!). USB 2.0 (finally!). Airport Extreme. A new keyboard that is definitely a big improvement to the icky old plastic ones. A new screen (probably the same, but it's new, you know, all bright again). And so on and so on.
  
  
  
  There have of course been many who claim that a G3 is not really a slouch when compared to a G4 at the same speed. The only real difference is in the Altivec (Velocity Engine) areas. I think of encoding in iTunes. Some Photoshop actions and filters. Some video applications (including games?). What I mean: although I am positively thrilled (there, I've said it), you, on the other hand, may be underwhelmed, seeing the 800 MHz (is it?) G3 ibook is a decent computer in its own right. But if it's near free... and of course, the longer you hold on to that now sorely obsolete hardware, the less you are going to fetch for it.
• Reply 2 of 7

  leonis Posts: 3,427member

  November 28, 2003 9:07PM

  Wonder what business you are running.
  
  
  
  You really should make some expense to write off your income tax a bit. Denmark's income tax is the second highest in the world
  
  
  
  62%!
  
  
  
  52% in Canada and we are already screaming
  
  
  
  But still can't beat Norway - 68%
• Reply 3 of 7

  highfalutintodd Posts: 60member

  November 29, 2003 11:44AM

  Quote:
  

  
  Originally posted by Anders
  
  Should I swap my G3 iBook for a G4 iBook
  

  
  

  
  
  Yes. The G4 makes all the difference in the world.
• Reply 4 of 7

  killer2239 Posts: 110member

  November 29, 2003 12:40PM

  Get a 12" Powerbook with superdrive, airport, bluetooth only about 1700.
• Reply 5 of 7

  beige_g3 Posts: 203member

  November 29, 2003 1:34PM

  somehow posted in wrong thread
• Reply 6 of 7

  powerdoc Posts: 8,123member

  November 29, 2003 1:56PM

  I have seen some benchmarks comparing the new G4 with the previous i book G3 : the difference is important .
  
  And just because it's you Anders i will publish the benchmarks :
  
  
  
  I book G4 800 256 mb versus I book G3 700 256 MB
  
  
  
  speedmark 3,2 : 109/62
  
  adobe PS7 : 4,10/4,27
  
  imovie 2,1,2 rendering : 0,55/2,05
  
  itunes 3 , mp3 encoding : 1,05/2,35
  
  quake 3 fps : 57,5/32,8
  
  cinema 4D rendering : 6,42/11,56
  
  adobe after effects : 12,34/23,03
  
  
  
  You see there is an important difference in term of performances. And this i book is even faster than the first generation 12 inch alu booK.
  
  
  
  For i tunes it will make a great difference, for Office i don't know, but i don't think it's important ...
  
  
  
  I wish you a good b(u)y Anders
• Reply 7 of 7

  i-bent-my-wookie Posts: 326member

  November 29, 2003 5:58PM

  do it! g4 kicks ass. i had an ibook 600 and i upgraded to an eMac 1ghz. Huge speed jump, felt 3x faster for everything.
  
  
  
  of course the much faster hard drive helps a lot to.