On Tuesday, June 18, 2002, at 12:51 PM, makmac wrote: > Andrew Lambdin-Abraham on 6/16/02 8:46 AM wrote: > >> Nothing I've seen in any of the technical notes or details has mentioned >> anything that might affect the performance of one model over another, >> with the possible exception of the battery life. (Bigger screen, you >> know) >> > > Oddly, I've heard that you get better battery life from the 14" iBook vs. > the 12". I think it had something to do with a higher capacity battery. > > As for the 12" having better performance, perhaps it appears to be so > because it renders the smaller screen faster??? Hmm? Do they use the same > manufacturer for the LCDs? While the resolution is the same, it may take > just a tad more time to render the larger screen. Just speculating...
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