On Thursday, March 20, 2003, at 04:21 AM, Kevin Stevens wrote: > Exec Summary: Overall performance almost exactly 2x, memory operations > close to 4x, OpenGL not much different. > > KeS >
I'm wondering how surprised I am about this. Much of the difference seems to be accounted for by the simple difference in CPU speed, which is indeed 2x. You would expect memory to be faster on the 17", and the disk looks to be about 50% quicker. But that isn't a great deal of difference, all things considering.... I wonder how a G4-equipped Pismo (or Lombard) would compare against, say, a 667 or 887 15" TiBook; it would still only be 500Mhz, but you'd get the Altivec improvements. There again, you're still hobbled by the old ATI Rage (Pro? 128?) graphics card, so in that aspect of performance any TiBook (or AiBook) ought to shine. Of course, these aren't real-world tasks. What's your subjective feeling about comparative performance in actual work? Tom Burke -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
