I couldn't disagree any more. Most everything that runs on Intel will run on PPC. Also the macbook doesn't have firewire 800, dvi and svideo out. The macbook also started out with half the vram of the powerbook and a combo drive, while the powerbook was running a double layer superdrive. The macbook also only comes in one screen size.-Jonas
On Tue, Mar 17, 2009 at 9:13 AM, Bruce Johnson <[email protected] > wrote: > > > On Mar 16, 2009, at 11:21 PM, MacGuy wrote: > > > > > > > On Mar 16, 2009, at 10:51 PM, jonas ulrich wrote: > > > >> I would almost go for a later powerbook > > > > > > I second that notion. Jeff > > Oh that's just wishful thinking. > > PowerPC is dead. Even the least powerful original MacBook was faster > than the best Powerbook at the time. Unless they need something really > cheap (and the OP is talking about buying a NEW macBook!) I would > never recommend that people buy a powerPC-based Mac these days...we're > at the end of the PPC line; there's just too much stuff that doesn't > run or doesn't run as well on a PPC system. > > -- > Bruce Johnson > University of Arizona > College of Pharmacy > Information Technology Group > > Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
