I agree that they are all important, but for me, the form factor and weight are the most important. The 17" model is impossible to take on flights unless you always fly business, …

Hello. If you're going to be mainly editing in your room, then frankly, there is little reason to get a PowerBook. While they are great machines, there really is a definate perfor…

Quote: Originally posted by jblaze: I am graduating from college in the coming months and I am looking to get either a 15" Alum PB (FW800) or the last model PM G4 (FW800…

Quote: Originally posted by reemas: Can someone please help: I posted before asking the diff between notebooks and desktops with the same specifications. For the most p…

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…

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.

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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No need to create a new thread everytime you find a wallpaper you like...

Quote: Originally posted by digitaljames: No need to create a new thread everytime you find a wallpaper you like... It's no big deal man.

sorry : ) i've been lookin' EVERYwhere for a nice high res pict of brak so i could make that one!