Xer34 Posted June 11, 2004 Share Posted June 11, 2004 Hey guys, After a long deliberation with my friends, I figured that for college Im gonna go ahead and get a Mac. But I have yet to decide which one. Ive been looking into both iBooks and Powerbooks, and I just want to know what the differences are between them. Like I know that the powerbooks are "faster and better", but how so? Is it like celeron vs p4? Ive been using PC's all my life, and all this is new to me. Also if you have any suggestions as to which powerbook/iBook I should get, Id be glad to hear them. Im looking for one that I can do basic college crap on, but that will still be reasonably fast so I can do Photoshop, Dreamweaver, etc. Thanks in advance as always. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_snitch Posted June 11, 2004 Share Posted June 11, 2004 there has been a few threads about this lately, however i liike my ibook 12" and would recommend it for good performance and value and battery life. however a larger screen (15" PB) would suit the editing apps better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xer34 Posted June 11, 2004 Author Share Posted June 11, 2004 Hmm. Yeah, I looked at the older threads about this but none of them really answered my question. But I did hear that powerbooks had greater expandibility, but iBooks had greater battery life or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orson Posted June 11, 2004 Share Posted June 11, 2004 Powerbook for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krmathis Posted June 11, 2004 Share Posted June 11, 2004 If your budget allows you to buy a PowerBook it should be an easy choice! :whistle: You get more of everything in a PowerBook, except for battery time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PureEdit Posted June 11, 2004 Share Posted June 11, 2004 If your budget allows you to buy a PowerBook it should be an easy choice! :whistle:You get more of everything in a PowerBook, except for battery time. Airport range is also noticeable better on the iBooks (from my tests with my iBook G3 compared to my friends PB 12''). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xer34 Posted June 11, 2004 Author Share Posted June 11, 2004 Well, I was looking into getting this: http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebO....10.11.6.1.13.0 Its only 867Mhz, but it is a powerbook, and I know Macs clock rates are different to that of PC's. Im just really lost on the whole thing. :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thekore Posted June 11, 2004 Share Posted June 11, 2004 Xer34 - I use a 800MHz iBook 12" and i bought it (at the time) for the exact reason you are buying.. the iBook regularly ran Dreamweaver and Photoshop CS easily. The powerbook that you have linked to looks like a great buy and i would recommend it. You would want to upgrade the RAM from 256 to over 512MB at a minimum, but im sure you have heard head over to Crucial for the upgrade. As for you buying a refurb.... refurbs from apple are amazingly good... i personally haven't bought one but an old friend has and it was like new. i think you would be amazed :D [edit] also iBook do generally have longer battery life tho (mines hits 5hours on general use) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xer34 Posted June 11, 2004 Author Share Posted June 11, 2004 :happy: Thanks a bunch dude. I noticed the ram was a little low, so yeah, I was gonna upgrade that anyways. Thanks for the adivce though. Im still considering this, but now it seems more likely that Ill be getting it :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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