giantsnyy2002 Posted December 25, 2002 Share Posted December 25, 2002 I've been a pc user most of my life. I think its time for a switch, or at least an addition. Im not a complete n00b when it comes to macs, i know a great deal about the OS, specifically OS9 and up, but as for the computers themselves, im not sure. I prefer a laptop, and the powerbooks look amazing, but the price doesnt. Should i buy the iBook, or jump the gun and get the Powerbook. Just looking for someone's opinion. What i mainly do: Listen to MP3's Heavy photoshop work for web sites Web Site Authoring Internet Browsing and thats pretty much it, cept for games, but i still have a pc for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvorgold Posted December 25, 2002 Share Posted December 25, 2002 u could go for a used powerbook, theyre an AWESOME fast machine, since your really into photoshop, u could try getting a used powerbook (look around on mac sites such as macnn, spymac, etc if they have a buy/sell/trade section in the forums), a brand new powerbook would be even better, but theyre just way too expensive, if u cant find a good deal on a G4 PowerBook, sounds like u would probably be stuck with getting an 800Mhz PowerBook (new), which is quite a bit of money good luck :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kryptonik Posted December 25, 2002 Share Posted December 25, 2002 Yeah. I'm with Silvorgold. You should get a PowerBook. They are good for almost anything, but if you don't like the price then an iBook can get the job done until you get enough money for a PowerBook. I like iBooks because they are cute and cuddly (Uh....maybe not), but they are cool looking and at the best price. Only $1,000 for the lowest priced iBook. Add some ram to it for $40.00 and you're on your way to Photoshop mania! I can't wait till I see a Mac sitting in my bedroom. That will be the day that I'll be the happiest :D . Also they added a nice video card to the iBooks, too. So if you want to play a game sometime you could use your iBook. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvorgold Posted December 25, 2002 Share Posted December 25, 2002 ibook is a great machine, but its stuck at 1024x768, and the only way u can get higher is if u use the ibook spanning hack, then u could use an external vga monitor for photoshop work, for really intense graphics (and lots of it too), powerbook would be best, but if u just want to do 'not so intense' graphics (on photoshop), then ibook would be good, it mainly depends if u want a larger screen laptop with higher res, and better processor and such, the ibook is an awesome compact machine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frod Posted December 25, 2002 Share Posted December 25, 2002 if you're a student you can take advantage of the student developer deal. you pay $99 to sign up for one year and get a once in a lifetime hardware discount. my 1GHz powerbook with superdrive and 1 gig of ram came out to $2563 or so after tax. so all in all if you take my discount and subtract the $99 from it, i saved about $700. if you're not a student then :(. heh, used powerbooks are still pretty expensive from my experience. may want to try a refurbished one as they are cheaper and still carry a warranty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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