iBook vs Powerbook G4

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Lately, a lot of people have been saying great things in their posts about iBooks. Recently, i have been thinking of selling my PowerMac G4 867mhz for 2 machines. I'm definitly getting the new iMac, and i want one of the following: An iBook 700mhz or a G4 titanium 667mhz. I thought i wanted the titanium, but all i've been hearing about how great the iBooks are, i'm debating. Can anyone tell me why the iBooks are being claimed so high? I love the G4 processor and would have a hard time going to a G3...I don't need information about G3's and G4's, i know all about them. I just want to know what's so great about the iBook, functionality wise. Thanks for your help! If you are interested in my Powermac, email me at lujh5@aol.com...
 
If you will only have one computer and that is a laptop then probably you want the TiBook. If you have a desktop and just need the laptop as a second machine then the iBook looks more attractive.

The TiBook is ahead of the iBook in hard core machine functions (CPU, HD, RAM, screen size, bus speed, etc.) while the iBook comes out ahead in ergonomic features - lighter, smaller footprint, more rugged construction, cheaper.
 
I used to have an iBook, and it served me fine, but now that I am going to graduate school, I decided to upgrade to an TiBook G4, and I have not looked back.

I like the iBook a lot for its smaller size, light weight, and price. However, in graduate school, I plan to have only one computer, instead of a laptop and a desktop, so I've decided to get the most powerful laptop I can afford.

If you are going to have two machines, espcially one with a G4, I would opt for the iBook as a portable. The price is great, and raw performance would mean less to you.
 
I used to have an iBook 600 and it was really usable. But I've upgraded to 667 and found it is great! I think the new 667 or 800 would be much better than the new iBook if you need speed, speed and speed! :) G4 is always a G4. Did I mention the gorgeous 15.2" high res display??

For you future, 32MB VRAM should be better than 16MB of VRAM because OS X 10.2 will use the display card for quartz extreme. Each window will be stored on the VRAM. Imagine if you opened many windows, your display card will need to use your system memory for backup. It is the same situation as the physical memory and virtual memory.
 
with apple you never know if youll need 1. more ram 2. larger hard drive. or 3. (quartz ext.) a new GPU.

my recomentdation is to keep your tower. and get an ibook for travel and on the go things.
 
ha-ha. that's for all computers.

but if he wants a notebook, RAM/HD is upgradable for the PowerBook. so there are only CPU/Graphic left.
 
the iBook is the better portable machine than the TiBook - not comparing the CPU performance and the GPU performance. it's smaller, doesn't get that hot and seems more rugged.
 
I have the original 667mHz TiBook. The only think that i can that i'm not happy with, ironically, is the screen. It is wide, but i think the resolution stinks. I know the newer ones have high res, but still is not up to my par. That is my only gripe.

Peace.
 
I used an iBook 500 as my main (and only) computer this past school year, and it suited me just fine.

The only thing I needed was a larger hd (the 500 only had a 10 gig) but that shouldn't be a problem with the newer iBooks out there.

It's a great machine and I doubt it will leave you wanting more, especially when you also will have an iMac LCD sitting at home.
 
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