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12" iBook and 12" PowerBook. She would upgrade the HD and RAM in either and likely get a Combo Drive.
I think it would be used mostly for school work, browsing, office type apps, etc. But she might want to tinker with photoshop or other 3d graphics apps.
What advantages are there in the PB over the iBook? I think we're talking about maybe $300 in price.
I think the PB has twice the video RAM? What practical differences will that buy me? Is it a faster chipset for graphics?
Does the PB HD spin at 5400rpm? I think the iBook disk might only be 4200rpm.
I don't think she's overly concerned about the difference in clock speeds.
Battery life?
Is one case/design better than the other?
Weight?
What else?
Thanks in advance,
Chris
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You've read the many threads on this subject already out?
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Join Date: Mar 2003
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Durability = iBook
Style = PowerBook
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Originally Posted by Randman
You've read the many threads on this subject already out?
Randman, thanks, yes, I've read some of them.
A good number of them are older threads and from before the 12" iBook was at I think 1.2Ghz. I was concerned about the latest generation of hardware in both laptops in particular.
Chris
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Join Date: Nov 2001
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The 12" Powerbook is slightly smaller and lighter than the 12" iBook.
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12" Powerbook 1.5GHz/SuperDrive, 1.25GB Ram, 80GB HD, Airport Extreme, Mac OS X 10.4.11 Tiger
iBook (Late 2001)600MHz/Combo, 640MB RAM, 20GB HD, Airport, Mac OS X 10.3.9 Panther — web server
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Join Date: Mar 2005
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The 12" PB has the motion sensing hard drive which will protect it if the computer is dropped and also it has the trackpad scroller thingy....
I have never used a 12" PB but I really like using 12" iBooks... I think you would be happy with either. Myself, I would save the loot and buy an iBook.
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