Why do ibook g3's still sell for over $350?

[destructospin]

the mod factor comes into mind, for me
the shells are clear plastic, painted white from the inside
let them soak in rubbing alcohol for a bit
scrub away, and BAM!
you have a crystal clear ibook

[maz94protege]

See i was looking them up too. I want to get the new iMAC mini or the iBOOK, and im new to MAC, Just got my first iPOD yesterday, Still learning the basics on how mac OS runs. Im aware the MHZ MYTH doesnt apply. Cause i was wondering why apples are lower speeds then PC's, From what ive read is cause Apples are wayy better, better processors and better Graphics as well as reliablilty and capibility.... Should i start with an older iBOOK Clam Shell or get a new one. I also play some games like Warcraft , Doom, Etc....Doom is the most powerful game that needs the most to play it. Just lookin for some more input!! Might go for the iMAC g5 all in one machine, 17'' model

-J

[nixgeek]

Originally Posted by maz94protege

See i was looking them up too. I want to get the new iMAC mini or the iBOOK, and im new to MAC, Just got my first iPOD yesterday, Still learning the basics on how mac OS runs. Im aware the MHZ MYTH doesnt apply. Cause i was wondering why apples are lower speeds then PC's, From what ive read is cause Apples are wayy better, better processors and better Graphics as well as reliablilty and capibility.... Should i start with an older iBOOK Clam Shell or get a new one. I also play some games like Warcraft , Doom, Etc....Doom is the most powerful game that needs the most to play it. Just lookin for some more input!! Might go for the iMAC g5 all in one machine, 17'' model

-J

I would recommend something that would be able to run Mac OS X Tiger efficiently and decently. Any Power Mac G4 system would be worthy of Tiger...just make sure you have a good video card that supports Quartz Extreme and enough RAM...512 MB is a good start.

Oh, and so that you know, "Mac" is short for Macintosh. It's not an acronym, so you don't have to type it in all caps like MAC or IBOOK or IPOD. Lots of people new to the Macintosh do that, I guess it's because they're so used to seeing "IBM" and "PC" since those are acronyms. Just something to note.

[destructospin]

the requirements for Doom are ridiculously high
i would definitely recommend a powermac with at least 1 gig of ram

[Lt Major Burns]

not really.... :P

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS: 68040 or PowerPC, 16 Megabyte RAM, System 7.0, 8-bit 640*400 display. Runs really fine on 040.

CD-ROM: Not necessary. The game was initially distributed on floppies, as it comes from really old times. Fully HD-installable.

SCREEN: 640*400 fixed. Brightness adjustment allowed.

SLEEP: Compatible, but not recommended - the system and the game can behave odd after a wake up.

KEYBOARD/TRACKPAD: Keyboard+mouse or customizable keyboard.

[maz94protege]

nixgeek - thanks for the info. yea i know mac is short for macintosh. can you give me some more info on this Quartz Extreme card. does the ibook with the 12'' 1.33ghz have that technology in it? or the mini mac? Might just decide for the new imac g4 with the 17'' screen.
i never settle for anything less then 512meg ram, even when i build my pc's i do standard 1gig. But im still lookin for reliability and a better computer overall. After researching still...i find that Apple is the best there is.


Does anyone have a link to the "Megahertz myth" from the G processors to the pc based ones?

Thanks for the info too guys

:-p

[nixgeek]

Originally Posted by Lt Major Burns

not really.... :P

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS: 68040 or PowerPC, 16 Megabyte RAM, System 7.0, 8-bit 640*400 display. Runs really fine on 040.

CD-ROM: Not necessary. The game was initially distributed on floppies, as it comes from really old times. Fully HD-installable.

SCREEN: 640*400 fixed. Brightness adjustment allowed.

SLEEP: Compatible, but not recommended - the system and the game can behave odd after a wake up.

KEYBOARD/TRACKPAD: Keyboard+mouse or customizable keyboard.

I'm assuming that he probably forgot to add the "3" after the "DOOM".

[Lt Major Burns]

MHZ myth sort of explained, i think. someone will no doubt correct me :P

Around the time of the 1ghz pentium, a 500mhz G4 was able to beat it. 2 500mhz g4's working together in a dual machine worked twice as fast as 1 1ghz pentium. but that was a few years back now.

the Mhz myth is still apparent, but the G5's aren't turning out to be the amazing pentium killer the G4 was in it's time. however, we turn to AMD for proof that the Mhz Myth still exists. their pentium thrashers often run at half the clock speed of their intel rivals, but beat them quite handsomly. AMD often hides this by calling their processors things like Athlon 3400 or something, when actually it';s running around 2ghz.