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matiasagustin · Nov 7, 2005, 05:40 PM

Hello, my name is matias and i'm from argentina. I'd like to know if there are any major diferences between these to gpus since im trying to figure out wheter to buy a 15 " titanium powerbook (for about 1k u$s) or a 12 " 1.33 powerbook (for about 1.5k).

thanks in advance, Matias.

mduell · Nov 7, 2005, 06:17 PM

They're about the same, each is faster for different apps, maybe a small overall lead for the 5200Go.

matiasagustin · Nov 7, 2005, 06:34 PM

which one would u buy?

mduell · Nov 7, 2005, 06:56 PM

15"... the 12" isn't worth 50% more.

matiasagustin · Nov 7, 2005, 07:08 PM

thx a lot, any ideas on how would tiger run on the ti?
would the gpu be able to handle all the effects?
matias
btw:
15 " ti:
1 ghz
256 mb ram
60 gb hard disk
no airport
kinda crappy aestethical condition
(about 1000 u$s)

12" pb:
1.33
768 mb ram
60 gb disk
dvdrw
airport
excelent condition
(about 1400 u$s)

Filburt · Nov 7, 2005, 07:39 PM

I would get 12" PowerBook. TiBook has many outdated features and designs, such as 1 GB RAM capacity (and obsolete and harder to find PC133 kind), ATA/66 hard disk interface, no DVD-RW, no 802.11g, no Bluetooth, slower GPU, and no DVI output. And TiBooks tend to have paint peeling out issue.

mduell · Nov 7, 2005, 08:09 PM

With those specs, I'd take the 12" (despite the poor screen resolution). The 5200Go supports all of Tiger's effects (Quartz/Core Image/etc).

Troll · Nov 8, 2005, 04:09 AM

Originally Posted by Filburt

TiBook has many outdated features and designs, such as 1 GB RAM capacity (and obsolete and harder to find PC133 kind), ATA/66 hard disk interface, no DVD-RW, no 802.11g, no Bluetooth, slower GPU, and no DVI output. And TiBooks tend to have paint peeling out issue.

Memory is not difficult to find for a 1GHz TiBook but it is more expensive. You'll need to upgrade to at least 512MB. It DOES have a DVI Output. Paint peeling wasn't an issue on the 1GHz TiBooks IIRC. USB Bluetooth modules are $30 if you need one.

I'd go with the 15" personally. The 12" doesn't have sound in or DVI and the screen is much smaller. Not sure $1,000 is a competitive price though. I'm looking at flogging my 867MHz TiBook and I thought I'd get about $850 for it. Mine is in perfect condition and has your features plus airport.

matiasagustin · Nov 8, 2005, 11:56 AM

about the price... i'm in argentina

i think i'll go with the 15" one, will i be missing many "cool efects" ?
what about the usb ports? are they 1 or 2.0?
thanks again, matias

mduell · Nov 8, 2005, 01:57 PM

The 15" has USB 1.0, the 12" has USB 2.0.

matrk · Nov 12, 2005, 07:06 PM

all al'12 feature sound input, and that makes the 12" a good audio-editing travel 'book

Pierre B. · Nov 13, 2005, 09:23 AM

Originally Posted by matiasagustin

about the price... i'm in argentina

i think i'll go with the 15" one, will i be missing many "cool efects" ?

Anything Core Image-related will be disabled in the Titanium (or run in the Altivec unit, if the developer decided to do so). The 12" Powerbook has appropriate hardware (GPU) support, although this is the bare minimum.

what about the usb ports? are they 1 or 2.0?
thanks again, matias

I think they are USB 1.

wuzup101 · Nov 14, 2005, 02:08 AM

Are you planning on using a wireless network (in which case you'd be adding airport)? You're definitely going to need another 256mb ram at the minimum. I would suggest another 512 right off the batt. Even with the smaller screen, the 12" sounds like a better deal to me personally. The extra $400 gets you a machine in better condition, airport, dvdrw, and an extra 512mb ram... not to mention the extra 333mhz of processing power. Obviously the cost is screen resolution... but I would still go for the 12" (as a 15" al book owner myself).