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Fresh-Faced Recruit
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Toronto, Canada
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I hope this is the right place for this question. I'm just about to make my final PC-switching decision and buy the sweet PowerBook G4 when I heard about the new iMac G5. Granted, it's not a laptop but why is there such a huge price difference? Aside from the graphics card, I couldn't find any other difference (hardware-wise) between the PowerBook (17") and the new iMac.
I know I'm missing something. What is it?
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Switcher here! PowerBook G4 1.67 avec 2GB ram. Running 10.3.9.
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Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Laurentia
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I believe that you are paying a premium for portability.
The iMac G5 is small, but it is still much heavier and bigger than a Powerbook, obviously. Perhaps there is also a difference in the type of display (different backlight) that drives up the price of that component.
Anyway, unless you need portability (which is a definite need for many), the iMac G5 does look very attractive.
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Mac Enthusiast
Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: Live-Perth Aus/ Work-Worldwide
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Power book has
1)PCMCIA card slot
2)Track pad
3)Airport card installed
4)VGA cable supplied
5)Battery
6)Supports dual display
7)+ more
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Aussiemac
iMac 21.5"-2.4GHz i5, 15"-2.66 i7 MacBook Pro, iMac Bondi G3/233 (still working), HTC Desire, Golf V GTI DSG
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Fresh-Faced Recruit
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Toronto, Canada
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I read that the iMac has the airport card installed, too. I think it also supports dual display (I'm not sure about that one).
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Switcher here! PowerBook G4 1.67 avec 2GB ram. Running 10.3.9.
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Professional Poster
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Los Angeles of the East
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Airport I believe is BTO (not too sure and too lazy to check), but I know that it can't span yet unless the hack is utilized. Without the hack you just get mirroring for projector and TV purposes.
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NOW YOU SEE ME! 2.4 MBP and 2.0 MBP (running ubuntu)
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