iBook G3 vs. G4 Tower ???

**Dave N** · October 7th, 2002, 11:30 AM

iBook G3 vs. G4 Tower ???

I am thinking of upgrading my current Mac, which is a 350 MHz G4 tower. I want a laptop, and I'm considering this 700 MHz G3 iBook
http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPL...9.3.1.1.0?24,7

Can anyone comment on the performance of this iBook?

Will the iBook be any faster than my G4?

How well does this iBook handle Jaguar?

Any othe comments about the iBook are welcome!

**Total Konfuzion** · October 7th, 2002, 03:14 PM

The iBook will be faster than your g4. I own a 700mhz iBook and the performance is fantastic with OSX. I was expecting it to be slow, but it is not. Actually it seems to outperform some g4 800 imacs when testing with speedx. Check out the speedx performance thread

I'm sure you won't be dissapointed with it's speed.

**lucasraggers** · October 7th, 2002, 05:35 PM

I own a ibook as well, but I would NEVER buy a G3 these days when there are G4's for sale.

**Dave N** · October 8th, 2002, 10:52 AM

Thanks for the replies.

I would really rather have a G4, but they are about $600 more. All I'm using it for is inernet/email and some word processing, so I really don't need a lot of speed. If it's noticeably faster than my G4 350 MHz, I'll be happy.

**Total Konfuzion** · October 9th, 2002, 12:11 AM

it will be faster at everyday things

photoshop and heavy graphics a g4 would beat the g3 hands down.

**plastic** · October 9th, 2002, 01:22 AM

Yuppers... the iBook feels much faster in non-Altivec tasks... but for basic visual editing (Photoshop) tasks for the web (low res), the iBook is definitely fast enough. Feed the baby with RAM though... she will love you for it.

Go for the iBook if mobility is a must.

**ksv** · October 9th, 2002, 10:01 AM

Consider getting a used PowerBook G4 too

**acidtuch10** · October 9th, 2002, 05:29 PM

Go with the ibook and add a 512 stick of RAM --- I am running the 500 mhz model with 640 megs and a 40 gig travel star 5400 rpm 8 megs cache HD and I love it !! Runs awesome with no issues .. I use allot of picture/photo utilities and simple editing, you'll never know the difference.