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1.5 ghz vs. 1.67 ghz
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Feb 15, 2007, 03:21 PM
 
Im looking into buying a used 17 inch g4 powerbook. The two that i am looking at have the same specs(1gb ram, 80 gb hd) except for the processer speed. There is a $400 difference in price. Is it worth it to go with the bigger processer? Will i see any performance difference? I will be using Photoshop, imovie and aperture. Also what graphics card usually came in these models?

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Feb 15, 2007, 03:32 PM
 
The difference will be slight. If you want to use PS, imov and aperture for heavy lifting though, think seriously about an intel machine. What's the price on the machines you're looking at?
Save the money on the processor, and add another gig of ram - that will make more difference.
     
   
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