Hi Interesting as I just did a similar machine comparison.
PowerBook G3 400mhz, 1GB RAM, 40GB HD and Tiger vs iMac G3 500mhz, 768MB RAM, 30GB HD and Tiger. The PowerBook left the iMac standing. It wasn't just slightly faster, it wiped the floor at every task, from booting up, app loading, file loading, web page loading. Strange. Simon --- www.simonroyal.co.uk and www.nmug.org.uk (sent using Nokia E71) -original message- Subject: G3 Wall Street fast than iMac G3 From: lrbarrios <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: 30/09/2008 07:23 This may sound like a stupid question. I'm relatively new to all of these 'new' Macs. I recently purchased some G3 iMacs (which claim to be 333Mhz) and a G3 PowerBook 'Wall Street' (which is supposedly 266Mhz). The PowerBook didn't come with a power adapter and I had to purchase one from eBay. I had been playing around with the iMacs and was getting used to their sluggishness. They work fine, they just seem to be a bit slow on the video refresh. I expected even less from the PowerBook since it was only a 266Mhz. Much to my surprise, the PowerBook seems to run circles around the G3 iMacs. The Grapher application is noticeably faster; way faster. Can anyone give me some insight into why this is? One of the iMacs even has an upgraded video adapter. Thanks. lrbarrios. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to Low End Mac's G-Books list, a group for those using G3 iBooks and PowerBooks (we run a separate list for G4 'Books). The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g-books?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
