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macbook or powerbook g4?
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Refurbished PowerBook 12-inch 1.5GHz Combo Drive
512MB DDR333 SDRAM
60GB Hard Drive
NVIDIA GeForce FX Go5200 (64MB DDR)
AirPort Extreme
Bluetooth 2.0 + Enhanced Data Rates
$1099 or should I get a macbook for 1099?
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No contest. Get the MacBook. There are no significant advantages to getting that G4 PB.
Plus, you get a modern processor, FrontRow, iSight, MagSafe (what a cool invention)
And: the MacBook is future-proofed for software.
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MacBook. It's going to last longer, and the extra inch of screen real estate is nice.
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Get the Macbook, even though the aluminum looks better IMO, the macbook will last longer when talking about software.
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PowerBook G4 15" HR | 1.67GHz | 2GB RAM | 100GB HD
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MacBook. No questions...
Faster CPU, bigger screen, BootCamp (if you need it) remote control, easy access to the hard drive, FrontRow, iSight, MagSafe (as others have said), etc. etc.
The speed increase alone would make it worth it for me.
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I really don´t know why the tech fora still exist 
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Plural of forum still reads fora for me. Don´t be so nit-picky!
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Macintosh Quadra 950, Powermac 6100, iBook dual USB, Powerbook 667 DVI, Powerbook 867 DVI, MacBook Pro early 2011
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Depends. If price is an overriding issue, a G4 PB might be a good idea (wink, wink - I'm selling one in the Marketplace forum)... but it will become outdated faster than a Macbook.
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Don't try to outweird me, I get stranger things than you free with my breakfast cereal.
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How are games on both? The G4 has a dedicated graphics card... but if the processor is too much of a bottle-neck for that to make any difference, then get the MacBook.
(Last edited by willed; Jun 10, 2006 at 05:19 PM.
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Yeah, I would consider getting a 12" for the savings in weight/bulk, but not for the same price as a MacBook.
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Well, the other thing about the PowerBook is that it can run the Classic environment. If you see yourself needing to use Classic for something, then you'd be best off getting the PowerBook.
Also, the PowerBook does have a "better" graphics card, although I put the word "better" in quote marks because it's actually not that good. It's just that the graphics card on the MacBook is absolutely worthless.
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MacBook
It is superior in every aspect except for the graphics and I think the PB looks a little better...
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Originally Posted by CharlesS
Also, the PowerBook does have a "better" graphics card, although I put the word "better" in quote marks because it's actually not that good. It's just that the graphics card on the MacBook is absolutely worthless.
I disagree. The GMA950 can decode HD, while the nvidia5200 cannot. For anyone except a hardcore gamer, this chip is the better chip. And a hardcore gamer wouldn't be playing on a $1099 laptop anyway.
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Get the MacBook.
Originally Posted by lpkmckenna
I disagree. The GMA950 can decode HD, while the nvidia5200 cannot. For anyone except a hardcore gamer, this chip is the better chip. And a hardcore gamer wouldn't be playing on a $1099 laptop anyway.
The GMA950 cannot decode HD. The nVidia GeForce Go 5200 is better than GMA950 in almost every way. That said, it still sucks, and paired with a G4, it sucks even more. The reason the MacBook does well with HD is because the H.264 HD decode is 100% CPU, and the CPU in the MacBook is way, way, way better than the G4 in the PowerBook.
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Originally Posted by lpkmckenna
" High Definition Hardware Motion Compensation to support high definition hi-bitrate MPEG2 media playback"
Uh huh...
Like I said, H.264 HD decode has nothing to do with the GPU. It's all CPU.
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A visual always can help make decisions easier...
MacBook <----X---------------------------> PowerBook G4
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Basically what everyone is saying is that you'd be a fool for going with the PowerBook.
*slams the gavel*
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