In the era of the Lombard PowerBook (USB & SCSI), the PowerBooks were just as fast as the blue G3 towers. tooki

Generally the chip fabs seem to be able to deliver a desktop-ready chipset (which runs hotter and uses more electricity) than the laptop-ready counterpart (which may have power man…

I seriously doubt a laptop will ever be as fast as a desktop. First, desktop cpus can run faster because they can run hotter. Second, it's a lot easier for desktops to sport dual…

It doesn't look like it will happen again, though as was mentioned in the past there were at least powerbooks with processors who's MHz rating was as high as the desktop (doesn't m…

Another factor is that the hard drives in PowerBooks generally spin at a slower rate than the drives in a desktop. This is done to conserve battery life, but performance takes a hi…

It's also because they're trying to save space. Notebooks use 2.5-inch drives, but desktops use 3.5-inch drives.

We will eventually get to the point where computer components have been miniaturized and refined so much that size will no longer really be a factor (in particular I am thinking th…

The speed differance for Apples desktops and laptops are increasing while in the wintel world it seems to be decreasing with the current laptops that actually use a 2.4Ghz Desktop …

Quote: Originally posted by maffioso: <STRONG> I can wish cant I Powerbook 1Ghz DDR 512MB 60GB 5400RPM GIGAWIRE Digital Audio Out Microphone ATI RADEON MOBILITY 7…

Quote: I think we will get only 933 Mhz... I totally agree, the move from 500 to 667 was roughly 33%. So going on that the next bump should be around the 86…

I doubt we'll have DDR ram, just because no Mac has made that leap, and I can't see it coming to the Powerbook at the same time it comes to the desktops. Besides that Alienware mon…

I got the first post about the new 800 mhz powerbooks! Long live the Macintosh! Give us the G5... I kevin leidecker of KevTV.COM have claimed the first post about the new 800 mhz T…

hold on son, i'll go and bake you a friggin' cake and we can all party...

800MHz PowerPC G4 1MB L3 & 256K L2 cache 133MHz system bus 1GB SDRAM memory 60GB Ultra ATA drive Combo Drive (DVD-ROM/CD-RW) ATI Mobility Radeon 7500 w/32MB DDR video memory Gi…

Thank you very much Apple, this is the perfect PB!!! Im ordering one tonight!!! Chris

God Bless Apple. A laptop that destroys most Desktops OMG! /me counts down days untill christmas DAMN

Now they just need to shave a $1000 bucks or off the price and it will be perfect. The screen rez is still too low. Tho for the price they are asking I would want the 64MB DDR vers…

It is hard to complain about this update -- most of the things that people have been asking for seem to have been taken care of. I'm attracted by the new models (particularly the …

People are never, and I mean never happy. Quote: Now they just need to shave a $1000 bucks or off the price and it will be perfect. The screen rez is still too …

Build time is eight days so they're shipping as it was same build time last week for old spec Ti's

'eh, not bad not bad. Definetely not enough to justify an upgrade for current TiBook owners. Only changes that I like are: Pros: 1. 1mb L3 DDR cache 2. Radeon 7500 Cons: 1. 1280…

The differance from 500Mhz to 667Mhz would be noticeable, but the differance from 667Mhz to 800Mhz would be astonishing, the extra cache, processor speed and processor will add to …

Whoa, I didn't notice that the new models had audio-in jacks as well. Kind of sad that this is something to get excited about, but this is definitely an improvement.

Quote: Originally posted by maffioso: <STRONG> audio in is now back</STRONG> dammit. I mean, great for all you people who are getting the new boo…

Well the old powerbooks were said to be used for professional audio and they didn't even have a basic audio input, they only have mic in, which quality wise is sh**, but it seems t…