It's not the hardware. The Apple Store's demo software had a modified Energy Saver preference panel that lacked the lower popup menu for switching processor performance from reduced to highest when the power adapter was plugged in. The 867 MHz I was testing ran at the reduced 667 MHz no matter what I selected in the upper popup menu including "Highest Performance". I discovered this AFTER I had posted a review that said the 867 TiBook was slower than the 800 TiBook. :-(

I suspect this may also be the reason for Rob's slower than expected results.

On Monday, January 13, 2003, at 07:28 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Stupid question:

Why are the demos different from the issue PBs? Do you think that they will be
slower (older parts kludged together) or faster (let's use the super-deluxe
parts so people will think its faster)?

FF
Rob used an Apple Demo at Macworld. We need to wait for someone to
benchmark an owned unit. He would have also had the same result if he
had benchmarked a demo at an Apple Store--I know this by personal (bad)
experience.

On Sunday, January 12, 2003, at 10:36 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Check out www.barefeats.com for for some non-spectacular
becnhmarks of the new Powerbooks.

I think I'll hold out for and IBM-powered 'Book.

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