I love my large 17" screen (1440*900), and always feel cramped when I use my sisters 15"(1024*768).
As long as it has firewire, I think it is a less annoyance to miss out on the USB2 than the larger screen. The extra RAM for the video is also a significant plus in my book. Cheers, Kim On 22/03/04 13:41, "Greg Hughes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am looking at upgrading my old-ish iBook to a new iMac but I am > unsure what model to buy. > > I am currently looking at two models; > 1. 15" 1.0 GHz iMac (Sept. 2003 model) with USB 2.0 > 2. 17" 1.0 GHz iMac (Feb 2003 model) with USB 1.0 > > The older Feb 2003 model is now retailing for the same price as the > Sept 2003 model and there are still a few left out there, but not many! > The older Feb model has 64MB video RAM, a bigger screen, but no USB > 2.0. The new model has a smaller screen, and only 32MB video RAM, but > has USB 2.0. Which sounds like a better deal. I am into gaming a > little, so the extra video RAM is appealing. Although I feel I am > missing out by not getting USB 2.0. Any suggestions/comments? > > Also, what is the difference in performance/quality of a Radeon > graphics card and a Nvidia graphics card? > > Thanks. > > Greg. -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> 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/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
