If worse comes to worse, you can always pick up a new internal HD
inexpensively, the other stuff is a bit harder to put in a laptop.
Jerry
On Jan 10, 2006, at 10:28 PM, b3 wrote:
> that is what i am trying to decide.
>
> i know that the faster processor would help, and that the hard
> drive speed increase would probably show a performance boost
> (everything seems snappier when i boot off of my backup on the
> firewire external)
>
> I doubt that i would use the superdrive much "in the field" but it
> may come in handy occasionally.
>
> how are the screens on the PB versus the iB's? are they brighter?
> what about the speakers?
>
> i think that the 64mb VRAM might be more useful in the long term.
>
> rick
>
>
> On Jan 10, 2006, at 10:22 PM, Jerry Yeager wrote:
>
>> Will the extra 20 GB be more useful in the field to you as opposed
>> to having the faster processor w/ superdrive?
>>
>> Jerry
>>
>> On Jan 10, 2006, at 10:06 PM, b3 wrote:
>>
>>> okay, so i'm finally ordering that laptop i've been posting about.
>>> no intel iBooks today, and the MacBook is out of my price range
>>> at the moment.
>>>
>>> i'm trying to decide between the new 12" iBook with the 100gig
>>> HD, or the refurb 12" powerbook G4 with 80gig HD, superdrive, etc.
>>>
>>> both would be about the same price. i have a Lacie 160gig
>>> external drive and a 16x DL DVD burner for use at the desktop (as
>>> well as a BT keyboard and mouse)
>>>
>>> any suggestions?
>>>
>>> rick
>>>
>>>
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