Just to throw a thought in the fray...
Spend a few extra bucks and get the PowerBook with the DVD burner
instead. 4.7 GB of storage per disk versus 700 MB, and you get a larger
hard drive. Having that G4 under the hood really does make a
difference!!!! especially when it comes to processing audio and video
and graphics. If she even comes close to using PhotoShop or iMovie then
the time saved alone will make up for the extra bucks she will spend.
Jerry
p.s If all she will do is type papers and play on the 'net, and listen
to music, then the iBook is the better value. Ask her what she will be
using it for. The iBook can do amazing things (or I should say mine
does), but compared to the PowerBook, it is slow and cannot do some of
the higher end things.
Begin forwarded message:
> From: IamTehMonkay at aol.com
> Date: Mon Aug 11, 2003 7:55:04 PM US/Eastern
> To: macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu
> Subject: Re: MacGroup: college student needs laptop purchasing advice
> Reply-To: macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu
>
> In a message dated 8/11/2003 9:21:46 AM Eastern Standard Time,
> kyjweber at mac.com writes:
>
> My niece is beginning college and asked my advice on purchasing either
> an iBook or a PowerBook G4.? Both with 12.1" screen, 900 MHz, Combo
> drive.? There's about a $200 difference in price (education discount)
> and I don't know what advantages or disadvantages of either to give
> her.? Any opinions?
>
> They both also qualify for the $300 rebate on a bundle with the iPod
> and printer, which turns out to be just $100 more on either purchase.
>
>
>
> Well, first off, the PowerBook G4 12" uses DDR memory which is 2.6x
> faster than the PC100 in the iBook, although, the iBook's Radeon 7500M
> graphics are faster than the PowerBook G4's GeForce4 MX420 (not to
> mention that nVidia's buisness practice is highly unethical), the
> PowerBook G4 12" though, has a PC card slot(pretty sure it has a PC
> card slot), and AirPort extreme capabilities, other than that the G4
> only has the G4 processor.
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