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    iBook or Powerbook?

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by ClassicRocker, Jan 27, 2005.

  1. ClassicRocker

    ClassicRocker Newbie

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    Im a 15" high school student who, for my birthday, receiving a large amount of money for a computer...around 1000. I have amassed around 1600 (the mail-in rebate at amazon is what is enabling me to consider the Pbook anyway). I play some games, mainly war3, and I listen to a lot music. Now the question is whether to get the 14" combo drive with my own installed 512, raising it 768 or the Pbook 12" with bumping it up with another 256, making it 512. I was wondering which one I should get. Thank you for your help.
     
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    I apologize if i misrepresented my notebook needs. Warcraft three is dual compatible, so there is no problem there. Im not a huge gamer, so im not bothered by the constraints that the OS/X has. Mostly, it would be for a student, with some light gaming, nothing like Half life two or doom three.
     
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  3. titan0111

    titan0111 Notebook Geek

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    It seems you will mostly be using your new labtop for gaming.

    Then go for PC.


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    I want

    Apple PowerBook G4 1.5Ghz 17"
    ATI Mobility Radeon 9700 128MB DDR SDRAM
    2GB DDR333 SDRAM
    80GB Ultra ATA drive @ 5400rpm
    SuperDrive (DVD-R/CD-RW)
    Apple Cinema HD Display (23" flat panel)
     
    titan0111, Jan 27, 2005
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  4. Karim

    Karim Notebook Enthusiast

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    14" iBook has a horrible keyboard plus when you click on the mousepad button it sounds like someone is hitting a wooden stick on a metal bar.

    http://www.notebookreview.com/forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=10751 read my first post in this thread.

    Funny, I got my 12" PB when I was 15 years old too [ :D]

    IMHO (iBooks are for girls)
     
    Karim, Jan 28, 2005
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  5. andy2434

    andy2434 Notebook Consultant

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    iBooks are for girls . . . Hmmmm . . . Let me ponder that . . .

    Dell Inspiron 8600:
    * 1.6 Ghz Pentium M * 1024 MB DDR SDRAM * 60 GB 7200 RPM HDD * 15.4" WSXGA+ * Internal Bluetooth * Intel Pro/Wireless 2200 * 4x CD/DVD Burner (DVD+/-RW) * ATI Mobility Radeon 9600 Pro Turbo 128 MB * Win XP Pro SP2 *

    * Apple 17" PowerBook G4 * 14" Toshiba Tecra 8000 * Apple 14" iBook G4 *
     
    andy2434, Jan 30, 2005
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  6. titan0111

    titan0111 Notebook Geek

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    Go with PowerBook...

    They just got updated...[ :D]

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    Apple PowerBook G4 1.67Ghz 17"
    ATI Mobility Radeon 9700 128MB DDR SDRAM
    2GB DDR333 SDRAM
    80GB Ultra ATA drive @ 5400rpm
    SuperDrive (DVD-R/CD-RW)
    Apple Cinema HD Display (23" flat panel)
     
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  7. ClassicRocker

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    Yep... 12" powerbook

    now 512 RAM and 1.5 processor

    and for 100 dollars less

    yea for apple!

    seems like perfect timing
     
    ClassicRocker, Jan 31, 2005
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