[Gigacorpse]

I have noticed that several places are selling excess 667Mhz Powerbooks (1MB L3 cache/Combo Drive) for around $1800.00. Now, obviously the new 12" is faster but it does have the bigger screen.

Is it worth it?

[fulmer]

I'd say the 667 DVI model (NOT VGA) is better. The screen res is higher (comfortable res for that model), it can hold more RAM, it has a good GPU, the CPU has a large L3 cache that makes a great deal of difference in terms of performance (something I found out when comparing my 667 VGA to the 667/800 DVI models). However, I don't know if $1800 USD is the going rate for these models now or what.

[TheIceMan]

Originally posted by Gigacorpse:
I have noticed that several places are selling excess 667Mhz Powerbooks (1MB L3 cache/Combo Drive) for around $1800.00. Now, obviously the new 12" is faster but it does have the bigger screen.

Is it worth it?

Well, I'm typing this from my 667MHz PB that I bought 3 months ago. I'm not interested in the new 12" or 17" PowerBooks simply because my 667 does everything so well already. All that and the screen is simply AWESOME. I tested the 12" last week at the mall. The screen was just too small for me. Although the portability of the 12" is attractive, when I compare the features, I know that I'm hanging on to my 667Mhz PB. Not sure about the current deals, but I would imagine that it would go down even more once the newer 15" models come out.

[urrl5201]

I would not be so sure the 12" is faster either, at least until some real world tests come in.