12" iBook or 12" Powerbook?

[DJ Rep]

Hi, first of all I want to introduce myself I am a avid 15 year old computer user from South Wales and I have had lots of experience of OS's. Having never felt comfortable in the windows world for several reasons I have been using desktop linux for quite a while. It is *OK* apart from there being such a lack of standardization with everyone having their own idea on how things should be done (please no one mention the gnome/kde or gtk verse qt wars!!! ) and the fact that most major software distrobutors (macromedia, steinburg)won't support them.
So then I come to Macintosh, based on Unix lovely UI powerful hardware based on RISC = less heat+electricity required but more juice for number cruching, also as a musician I am needing pro audio editing programs and Macs support them all the way.
So to my real point, I first thought of buying a 800mhz G4 iBook because it's cheap and fairly fast. Then I thought because I'm going to be working on pro audio I'm gonna need something with a faster processor so I thought the 12" Powerbook with a 1gig G4 would be better however it would appear that it has a lower spec video card than the ibook. Am I wrong here? Is there anyway of upgrading it later.
Thanks and 3 cheers to apple and Steve Jobs for such a wonderfull hardware/software configuration!!

 

[Zammy-Sam]

Welcome to the forum, DJRep!
Good choice to come to Apple!
But let me get straight to point: upgrading video cards is impossible for all apple books. However, I would suggest the 12'' iBook. It's much cheaper and should perform very smiliar. You can add even 1GB of Ram to the iBooks.

 

[DJ Rep]

Welcome to the forum, DJRep!
Good choice to come to Apple!
But let me get straight to point: upgrading video cards is impossible for all apple books. However, I would suggest the 12'' iBook. It's much cheaper and should perform very smiliar. You can add even 1GB of Ram to the iBooks.

Thanks for your reply man!
Yer I think I'll go for da iBook, it does have USB 2.0 doesn't it? I'll use the extra dough for bluetooth, 1GB ram and a phat HD + software

 

[Zammy-Sam]

yup, it's USB 2.0 and I would recommend to add builtin bluetooth ($50). Eventhough there are usb plugs for much less, you won't waste an usb port for it and have an exposed part...