I have picked up several G3 machines since my love affair with Apple began this year: Pismo iBook 466 SE 2 G3 iMacs 600 mhz I'm tempted to pick up a G3 450 mhz Ruby for my "collection" but I'm also learning to use web development apps and PhotoShop. It's clear to me now that a G4 with the biggest possible screen should be my next investment. You might want to consider the ability to take advantage of QE and AltiVec that a nice PowerBook provides. If you want to have the option of using any program out there for the mac platform, consider the PowerBook. I want a G4 myself. The $800 difference is a lot of cash, however. On another note: PowerBooks are way cooler than any other machine out there, practical matters aside :) Getting a new mac is fun, whatever it is! Next time I get one, I'm going to have one of those "unwrapping" ceremonies. Donald
On Saturday, November 23, 2002, at 06:43 PM, Eugene Lee 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). -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
