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Better specifically for Keynote presentations; 12 inch Powerbook or iBook?
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Moderator Emeritus  Join Date: Nov 1999
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In the time that I've put in at work over the summer, my boss has been sufficiently impressed with my little Powerbook and its Keynote presentations that he now wants to buy an Apple laptop for that purpose. I know my 12 inch 1 Ghz Powerbook is ideal for the task, but he's asked me for recommendations and it seems that the new iBook about matches my Powerbook spec-wise. You guys would know easily; SPECIFICALLY for presentations (and it has to chug through some pretty processor-intensive 800x600 video) would the new iBook be a good choice? Or would it be better to just stick with a Powerbook?
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Living, working, and freezing in the Canadian north.
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167 MHz bus, faster processor, slightly better graphics chip, and DVI. I would think the choice would be pretty easy in this case. You'll save money with the iBook, but a 12" PB would probably fit the bill better.
Steve
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AFAIK, the iBook will only mirror on the second display (projector), whereas the powerbook can use the second display (projector) as a second monitor.
result: if you have a powerbook, you can display the presentation full screen on the second display (project), while having it in a 'view notes' mode on your screen. you cannot do this on the iBook (without installing a hack).
i suppose it's all personal preference of viewing ... because as you stated, the rest of the specs are close.
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Originally posted by blizzard:
You guys would know easily; SPECIFICALLY for presentations (and it has to chug through some pretty processor-intensive 800x600 video) would the new iBook be a good choice? Or would it be better to just stick with a Powerbook?
I recommend the PowerBook: it's got both DVI and Bluetooth. The PB is also slightly smaller and looks more professional than the iBook.
Oh, and be sure to demonstrate Salling Clicker to him.
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I'd go with the PowerBook too - you'll be thankful if you encounter a projector with DVI input and need to hook up to it (the PowerBook can also hook up to a VGA port if you bring along the included mini-DVI-to-VGA adapter).
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