Hey list, I've just spent the most incredible afternoon with a 500Mz iBook, a sparkling brand new 800MHz TiBook, and my desktop beige G3 upgraded with an XLR8 G4@500MHz, what with Diskwarrior sessions and MacOS X testing and playing. My G3-upgraded 2400c is also serving me well as I write this. Here go my impressions:
a) The iBook is annoyingly slow at downloading system upgrades and painfully slow in the last optimizing phase. For web browsing, internet stuff and text it also felt slow, but things improved a lot after Diskwarrior performed its magic. b) The usual about the new TiBook: gorgeous screen, very quiet, doesn't get very warm, incredibly great machine. I use the 2400c connected to an AppleVision monitor and I like the quality of the image a bit better, but having a flat screen sure beats it. c) Big surprise: the drive in the TiBook had already been diskwarriorised! The drive graph showed the files were already in order. After seeing what a mess the Apple OS X installer makes of the HFS+ directory, kudos to Apple for shipping optimised drives. I think the beige G3 gained 25/30% more speed after using Diskwarrior, so it's quite an improvement. d) For common tasks the diskwarriorised beige desktop felt virtually as fast as the TiBook. On the contrary, screen video was incredibly faster on the TiBook and probably iMovie or FCP would have tipped the scales more in favour of the TiBook. e) The TiBook still feels fragile, at least for a butterfingers like me. The iBook IS bigger than the 2400c. I still feel the sturdiness of the 2400c hasn't been surpassed. f) My portable needs on the road are well addressed by the 2400c for the time being and way longer than that... but it's a pity the TiBook will be going next week (but only next door, he he). More than ever, I firmly believe that I'll eventually get one and pass on the iBook. If replacing a desktop full time and/or using MacOS X full time is your game, no doubt the TiBook is a much, much better machine. -- Jose Antonio Alvarez Dios e-mail addresses: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] e-fax number (in the USA, handles voicemail too) 1 (419) 828-9794 fax number (in Spain) 34981597054 ----------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- Duo/2400 List, The friendliest place on the Net! A listserv for users and fans of Mac subportables. FAQ at <http://www.themacintoshguy.com/lists/DuoListFAQ.shtml> Be sure to visit Mac2400! <http://www.sineware.com/mac2400> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Need help from a real person? Try. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ---------- Dr. Bott | 10/100 Ethernet for your 2400 is finally here! MPC-100 | <http://www.drbott.com/prod/mpc100.html> RoadTools $30 PodiumPad available at Apple retail stores, $20 Traveler CoolPad at Staples. Both in white for iBooks at <http://roadtools.com> Midwest Mac Parts ][ <http://www.midwestmac.com> After-market parts for Macs. ][ 888-356-1104 ][ MacResQ Specials: LaCie SCSI CDR From $99! PowerBook 3400/200 Only $879! Norton AntiVirus 6 Only $19! We Stock PARTS! <http://www.macresq.com>
