I would actually go so far as to say that the PowerBook can be as fast or faster in some circumstances, though not always. Like KraziKid said, the L3 cache can sometimes be helpfu…

I realize that some folks are sick of threads that ask "should I buy a PowerBook now or wait?"; nevertheless, if you'll bear with me, I believe I have a new tack on this topic that…

The G4 powerbook prices will drop like a rock when the G5's Powerbooks are introduced. When that is..who knows. The G4's are nice machines though...I've used several G4 powerbook…

Quote: Originally posted by selowitch: With that in mind, I'm delaying placing my order until about mid-February, when I'll finally give up waiting. So what if th…

There is at least one rumour site out there that keeps track of the release and refresh dates of Apple hardware, and so that gives a *very* approximate indication of how far it is …

I doubt that with the pretty strong sales of the current group of PowerBooks that a price drop will happen anytime soon. The only case would be if new models are introduced, then …

Quote: Originally posted by NYCFarmboy: However, the G5's even if they are downclocked somewhat will still leave the G4's in the dust. I'm not sure about this for t…

The 700 trade in deal for ti books goes untill March. I bet thats when they release the new PB's. Anyone wanna buy my 17?

Quote: Originally posted by cambro: I'm not sure about this for the vast majority of uses.... One of the principal bottlenecks in the PB (or any other portable) is the …

I think nextag.com has a chart which tracks the price of various products over time. They don't provide any sort of analysis, though

i think the new powerbooks are coming out fall of next year?

Quote: Originally Posted by Arch. The 700 trade in deal for ti books goes untill March. I bet thats when they release the new PB's. Anyone wanna buy my 17? What do you mea…

OH MY GOD someone lock this thread it's from a year and a half ago.

Hi guys, I have: Rev. C Powerbook G4 667 DVI Firewire 400 768MB RAM OSX.2 4200RPM HD I am really tired of the spinning ball everytime I use the msnbc.com website, and the sluggis…

I'd stick with a 5400 RPM drive. From what I have seen in the benchmarks, the 7200's are nowhere near as fast as their RPM speed would lead you to think they are. That said, I we…

Quote: Originally posted by SuperGroove: In terms of performance, what is the better performing solutions; an external 7200RPM HD, which maxes out at 35MB/s, or an inter…

I'm not sure you would see any increase in speed on the MSN site with a fast HD. Info from page is coming over internet, not from your drive, so fast drive wouldn't have any effec…

I have to say that in principle HD speeds should not be the bottleneck for internet surfing, word, etc. But in reality, upgrading my wife's Pismo from a 4200 to a 5400 rpm interna…

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Hey there folks, I finally decided to use some of my Christmas money to buy myself a 7200rpm travelstar, and am trying to decide what to do with the old drive. The MacAlly phr250c…

I bought a Firewire casing from OWC and use the old drive for backups. Works great.

I have a 10 gig hard drive from my 500 mhz ibook sitting on a shelf. I replaced it with a 40 gig. I plan on putting the 10 gig into my orange clamshell ibook which only has a 3 g…

Second that. OtherWorldComputing.com firewire cases are NICE! See here: http://eshop.macsales.com/Catalog_It...Item=OWCMOTGFW pd

When my old Pismo G3 20Gb filled up I replaced it with a 60Gb Travelstar and bought a transparent Oxford bridge case for it. A year later, I upgraded the Pismo to a 12"PB Rev A wit…

I put mine in an OWC portable FireWire enclosure, put OS X and OS 9 on it and use it as an emergency utility boot drive. tooki