xRKx Posted January 22, 2004 Share Posted January 22, 2004 My iBook -finally- arrived! Yay. Go me. Granted, it's a 'old' one by current standards, sure - but I'm more than happy with it. ^.^ Traded my Toshiba for a 600Mhz dual USB iBook - and I'm more than happy. It's not quite as snappy as the Toshiba was, but it runs plenty fine. UPS cracked the case down by the battery lock though (Grrrr!) Still, for somebody who hasn't owned a Mac since their old Powerbook 145 (!) this is a rather momentous occasion - and now I can quit tormenting my roommate about selling her old G3 ages ago. ^_~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malechai Veteran Posted January 22, 2004 Veteran Share Posted January 22, 2004 Traded my Toshiba for a 600Mhz dual USB iBook - and I'm more than happy. It's not quite as snappy as the Toshiba was, but it runs plenty fine. UPS cracked the case down by the battery lock though (Grrrr!) would you not consider it a downgrade then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danbalsh Posted January 22, 2004 Share Posted January 22, 2004 Congratulations :D now get Panther on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xRKx Posted January 22, 2004 Author Share Posted January 22, 2004 Already have Panther on it - that was part of the deal! ^_~ And I've gotta say, Neowin's been a /big/ help with certain things so far, too - such as enabling the root account, so I can actually edit the /etc/profile file and such. Now - to get away from my XP box for awhile, and play some more! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xRKx Posted January 22, 2004 Author Share Posted January 22, 2004 (edited) would you not consider it a downgrade then? Well, I should have noted that the OS response in general doesn't feel quite as snappy. But there's other considerations too - such as the fact that I only used 'Classic' in Windows - and that in itself is generally snappy when compared to nearly any msstyle or Windowblinds. Actual app use and such is plenty fine for me, however. I'm sure once I can afford the Mac version of Photoshop I'll notice more differences, but for the stuff I'm doing on it at the moment (the 'usual' stuff - email, web browsing, bash stuff, etc.) there's really no -discernable- difference between the 600Mhz G3 and 1.8Ghz in my Toshiba. Yeah, there /is/ going to be a difference, I know, and yeah, it could be considered a downgrade - but, it's one I consider worth it. Not all downgrades are bad, after all. ^.^ I happilly went from (Years ago,) an 600Mhz Compaq down to a 300Mhz Thinkpad because, despite the performance difference, the Thinkpad was simply that much better of a machine - and I so far feel the same way about this. Now to just find a screwdriver that will let me get at the memory, so I can get that upgraded. Grrr. EDIT: Just cleared up a few typos and hideous spelling. Oy.. need... coffee... Edited January 22, 2004 by xRKx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malechai Veteran Posted January 22, 2004 Veteran Share Posted January 22, 2004 (Y) When you say it that way, it kinda makes sense :) enjoy it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Allen Veteran Posted January 22, 2004 Veteran Share Posted January 22, 2004 Enjoy it. Now all you need is a nice G5 to go with it. :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xRKx Posted January 22, 2004 Author Share Posted January 22, 2004 Enjoy it. Now all you need is a nice G5 to go with it. As much as I'd love it (and the styling of the G5 would go great with my PC!) I think my roommates would kill me if I brought another desktop into the house! Two PCs, my Apple IIgs and my Amiga 500 are already pushing the limits, I think! ^_~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isus Posted January 24, 2004 Share Posted January 24, 2004 considering it's a 600mhz ibook, it doesn't have the ati 7500 chip with 32mb vram... in other words, it won't run quartz extreme, which means that the cpu must do all the work, from an application or to make a simple graphic on the screen. this is why the minimum mac i would consider would be an 800mhz ibook or an emac. no offense though, i mean, i'm glad you are back on a mac and enjoying yourself and you got a good deal. but it will seem slower because it is older and can't take advantage of all the features that help it speed up, is my point i guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giga Veteran Posted January 24, 2004 Veteran Share Posted January 24, 2004 Congrats. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
null_ Posted January 24, 2004 Share Posted January 24, 2004 Congratulations, hope you have alot of fun with it :) I was going to buy an iBook 800Mhz last summer but I didnt have enough money.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Dorr Veteran Posted January 24, 2004 Veteran Share Posted January 24, 2004 considering it's a 600mhz ibook, it doesn't have the ati 7500 chip with 32mb vram...in other words, it won't run quartz extreme, which means that the cpu must do all the work, from an application or to make a simple graphic on the screen. this is why the minimum mac i would consider would be an 800mhz ibook or an emac. no offense though, i mean, i'm glad you are back on a mac and enjoying yourself and you got a good deal. but it will seem slower because it is older and can't take advantage of all the features that help it speed up, is my point i guess. Well, one thing Apple did was Panther was make some massive strides on non-QE machines. It's supposed to be very noticably faster. Not quite QE speed, but the gap between the two has gotten smaller. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isus Posted January 25, 2004 Share Posted January 25, 2004 Well, one thing Apple did was Panther was make some massive strides on non-QE machines. It's supposed to be very noticably faster. Not quite QE speed, but the gap between the two has gotten smaller. if i wasn't getting a powerbook in a few months, that fact would have me in an apple store buying panther for my 500mhz ibook. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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