I have the first white iBook made, 500Mhz, 8MB Video Ram. I have it maxed out at 640MB of ram, and it runs X just fine. It doesn't feel sluggish at all, and I am comparing that to an 800Mhz G4 iMac!! (with 768MB ram).
That said, go for the newest (fastest) model you can get. I am not able to get Quartz Extreme to take advantage of the graphics card, due to the small memory, and (I assume) inferior card itself. I have heard that makes a lot of difference in speed (Again, I can vouch for that, when I updated the iMac, it was much better in 10.2 than in 10.1). I usually Run MS Office, Dreamweaver, iTunes, MS Remote Desktop. Just to give you an idea of my usage with this machine. What are you using yours for? Wiebe. On 9/8/03 7:47 AM, "Christopher Hack" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi all, > > Call me a sell out but am thinking about selling my trusty Wallstreet and > moving up to a newer model. I really want something lighter, which runs OSX > more comfortably. I don't have the cash to go crazy. I have a friend with a > white "snow" powerbok/ibook (?) which is about half the weight of the old > Wallstreet. Any suggestions on models to look for, models to avoid? > > Thanks. Chris > -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
