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    why an iBook/Powerbook???

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by aye5882, Nov 3, 2005.

  1. aye5882

    aye5882 Notebook Enthusiast

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    what the pros of getting an apple laptop besides the nice looking interface?
     
    aye5882, Nov 3, 2005
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  2. Brian

    Brian Working at 486 Speed NBR Reviewer

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    Some people prefer the design. Others like it's performance for graphics applications and things like video editing. It really depends on your needs as to whether or not it's a good fit though.
     
    Brian, Nov 3, 2005
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  3. lowlymarine

    lowlymarine Notebook Deity

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    Apple's OSX operating system is much faster and more stable than Windows, and the 12" models have the msot powerful graphics cards in ultraportables on the market (A 32MB MR 9550 in the 12" iBook, and a 64MB GFFX Go5200 in the 12" PowerBook). They're also better built than most equivalently priced Windows notebooks. And some poeple jsut prefer Apple.
     
    lowlymarine, Nov 3, 2005
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  4. jsis

    jsis Notebook Evangelist

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    Powerbook G4.... sooo beautiful. I saw a 12" and a 15" one on campus today. The aluminum body is simply breathtaking.
     
    jsis, Nov 3, 2005
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  5. ZaZ

    ZaZ Super Model Super Moderator

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    I think the Powerbooks are more handsome. They use faster hard drives for much better system performance.
     
    ZaZ, Nov 3, 2005
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  6. bluejaydata

    bluejaydata Newbie

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    Powerbooks are nicely built just like asus laptops.
     
    bluejaydata, Nov 4, 2005
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