On Sat, Nov 23, 2002 at 02:08:24AM -0500, wappling wrote: : : Hi all,Im seriously looking at a new laptop,my most logical choice is a new : I-book 800 12in screen at about 11:00 to 12:00 hundred range,howver the : powerbook at 2000 is I think beutiful,besides the larger screen and made of : metal,is there any other real advantages to it over the I-book?,I mean 8:00 : hundred dollars worth? thankyou for opinions helping me decide,though : finances will probaly rule.
PowerBooks have their advantages. Many apps (including parts of OS X) will use the G4 processor and thus provide even more speed benefits. Its bus speed is 133 MHz (iBook is 100 MHz). The wider LCD screen is also helpful if you need the real estate, and it's driven by the ATI Mobility Radeon 9000 chip (iBook is ATI Mobility Radeon 7500). Also, importantly, the PowerBook has multiple monitor spanning, whereas the iBook can only do video mirroring. And for external LCD monitors, the PowerBook has DVI output. On the audio side, it has an audio line in minijack (iBook doesn't have one, so you'll have to use some kind of external USB solution). It also has Gigabit Ethernet (iBook is only 10/100Base-T), can go up to 1 GB of RAM (iBook maxes at 640 MB), and still has a PCMCIA slot for expandability (iBook does *not* have one). And with the flagship Titanium, you get a DVD-R SuperDrive (which I'm guessing iBooks will not get for several years until prices drop). The iBook does have its advantages. It's far cheaper (price matters). Its plastic shell seems to make it more durable, less susceptible to scratches and paint chipping issues, and more Airport friendly with better range. Also, because its CD-ROM drive is tray-loading, you can play CD-Singles, business-card mini-CDs, and anything that doesn't fit the standard 5" disc (whereas you can jam or destroy your slot-loading drive on a PowerBook). -- Eugene Lee [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
