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upgrade from 1ghz 17pbook to 1.67ghz pbook, worth it?
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do you guys think this would make a big diff? right now i have a 17" powerbook g4 1ghz (REV A)
with 2gb ram... and a 60gb 4200rpm drive and Geforce 4Mx with 64MB ram
i plan on upgrading to the new 17", which is 1.67ghz, ati 9700 mobility (128MB), 100gb 5400rpm HD...
if it will make a big diff, i'll do it...
please tell me what you guys think...
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The new PowerBooks has a "faster" processor. That doesn't mean they are actually particular faster. It's still the old system bus, memory etc. Wait a couple of months, I think we will se new PowerBooks at WWDC.
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hrmmm, i doubt they will be the g5 powerbooks
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I will only buy a new pb17 when it has a different case. I use mine for presentations, so I just need the newest model for the design. therefore I just stuff my 17" with a new 7200rpm drive and lots of ram.
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I have a 15" 1 GHz. I'm waiting for the next PowerBook revision myself before I upgrade. I'm hoping for a G5, but the 7448 is also reasonable, with its 1 MB L2.
One thing I will point out is Apple's statement that a G5 is required to decode H.264 HD. It just goes to show you that the G4 still does have some significant limitations compared to the G5. An iMac 1.6 can do the task, but a dual 1.42 Power Mac G4 cannot.
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Originally Posted by Eug Wanker
One thing I will point out is Apple's statement that a G5 is required to decode H.264 HD. It just goes to show you that the G4 still does have some significant limitations compared to the G5. An iMac 1.6 can do the task, but a dual 1.42 Power Mac G4 cannot.
Yeah, I saw that and I am not sure about the reason. It is the much higher FPU performance of the G5, the memory bandwidth, both?
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I'm waiting for either a dual-core G4 or a G5 PB. Otherwise, it's not worth it yet to upgrade.
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well any speculation on when the next powerbook updates are before i spend $3000 this weekend? 
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I think it's going to be awhile for sure. Apple just refreshed the line with an update.
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when did apple last refresh the powerbook line again?
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Join Date: Feb 2002
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Originally Posted by nycdunz
when did apple last refresh the powerbook line again?
January 31st; June would make it a very short cycle, but then you get the impression that the current models are really just keeping the lineup alive until a major change.
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