However, in the case of G3 units, they WILL handle most of the same loads as G4 units, albeit slower, all other things being equal. In a test between a 900mhz G3 and a 500mhz G4, the G3 will win several tasks. In the case of G4 iBooks vs. G4 Powerbooks, they will always handle the same load, just more slowly, and without the connection options that a G4 PowerBook offers. Those are my real points.
> Date: Sat, 27 Mar 2004 12:00:29 -0800 (PST) > From: Nick Marshall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: iBooks vs. the World > > Good point. Light this and that changes over time. I remember a heavy load > on my 7300/200 was 8 audio tracks with a compressor or eq per track. That > same load on my PB 667 is very light. Heavy now is ~24 tracks, compressor, > delay or eq on every track, a ton of edits and automation, and a real nice > reverb on the master fader. This might be a light load on a PB 1.25 or a > piece of cake on a dual g5 2Ghz. > > That 7300 used to encode 64kbps mp3s at around 1-2x speed. My 667 does the > same job at 5-12x. > > I could edit little 320x240 quicktim movies and a text effect would take > about 20sec to render. My 667 doing DV takes about 3sec. > > As CPUs get more powerful, the load tends to move along with it. > > On Sat, 27 Mar 2004 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> I feel that all this talk of the iBooks and G3 units as useful only for >> light this and that is nonsense. Only a few short years ago, G3 chips were >> the top of the Mac food chain. At that time G2s were only for "light" so >> and so. Fact is, G3s handle heavy work just fine. In some cases, the jobs >> take a little longer...that's all. In some cases, a G3 will perform even >> faster. A 900mhz G3 will perform all functions more swiftly than a 500mhz >> G4, all other elements being equal. So, the real issues in choosing between >> an iBook and a Powerbook are extended desktop use, professional connectivity >> and presentation issues, required time to get jobs done, appearance and one >> other caveat: The iBooks have been suffering from a hinge problem wherein >> the hinge eventually cuts through the cable bundle that wires the screen to >> the mainboard. Once cut through, expecially the power cable, it shorts the >> entire system. That is what has been causing all the MoBo failures in the >> iBook line. Apple won't admit it, despite their limited recall, and all the >> discussion sites and boards are speculating about bad mainboards and so on, >> but it's scissored cable junctions, hands down. As to if the new iBooks >> have finally addressed this time will tell. But it is an expensive >> mitigating factor and one I don't want to have to go through again. -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
