Bruce Johnson wrote: > On Dec 10, 2008, at 10:46 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> So that's the upside. What am I overlooking as the downside to using >> a laptop as the center of a destop system? > > Typically laptops have slower hard drives, and less capable video than > desktop systems > > Looking at Apple's specs the Macbook has a 5400 RPM 2.5" 160gb drive, > and an nVidia geForce 9400 chipset with 256 megs shared RAM, and > supports up to 2 gigs total ram.
The last two generations (at least) can take up to 4Gb. I know I've put more than 2Gb in my daughter's MacBook. And they can come with a 250Gb drive. > > The iMac 20" has a 7200 RPM 3.5" 250G drive, an ATI Radeon video > chipset with 128mb dedicated RAM (which is faster), and supports up to > 4 gigs RAM. > > A 5400 rpm 2.5" drive isn't much slower than a faster 3.5" drive, but > the capacity difference is pretty sizeable. > > The iMac also has firewire, both 400 and 800, and more USB ports than > the MacBook. MacBook has FW400. > > On the downside it's not nearly as portable. > > Portability is the key...if you have a need to take your main system > with you somewhere, then a laptop is the way to go; if not, you're > getting more value for your money by buying the desktop. > > A laptop used as a desktop replacement can be put on a laptop cooler > so overheating will be less of an issue. > I think you need to update your MacTracker version Bruce. -- Clark Martin Redwood City, CA, USA Macintosh / Internet Consulting "I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway" --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
