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…

Running a Tibook 550 512/48gig/combo I have been doing all my Photoshop work in Sys 9 untill PSD 7 came out... I figured that since it was going to be optimized for OS X then the …

That's strange. The beta was pretty good even though it was slow at rendering filters. Can you please do some benchmarks so I can see the speed differences. I have the same laptop…

My lovely PB G4 400 cannot play DVD after I upgraded to OS X 10.1.4. So I think there is problem with the DVD-ROM. However, I found that it is still working when I insert music CD …

Not sure what to tell you except that my 400mhz Pismo still works fine after the update, so it is not a universal problem. It may just be that your drive is malfuctioning and that…

If the problem happened because you installed new software, then CLEARLY it's a software problem. Post your question in the Mac OS X forum AFTER searching it to make sure that nobo…

Hi, I'm new to mac's and am looking forward to picking up my first mac, a secondhand P'book G4 667 this week. However as a novice to the Mac OS's I'd really appreciate some assist…

If you have opportunity to get the computer in front of you, and assuming it is running, go to Apple System Profiler (in Utilities under OS X, Apple Menu in 9). You should find mos…

a second recomendation. check the Apple System Profiler found in the Applications or Applications (Mac OS 9) folder. If not there then in one of the Utilities folders. Just ask the…

One thing that you should at least ask to do is to watch a DVD (okay, maybe not the whole movie) and Burn a CD, just to make sure the optical drive is still working. (Is this one o…

Thanks all. Hopefully I'll be enjoying a fully functioning latest generation P'book 667 soon. Cheers, Dave

I have owned an early version of the 667 (non-combo) and it had to be replaced by a later version with the combo. I was very pleased with the first one and had no trouble with it …

Hi I've ben looking at the Willowdesign Slide Titanium G4 Slipcase for my powerbook G4. I need something that will really protect it while I travel - how is this case structurally…

I don't know about the slipcase, but I have a Titanium bag from Willow and it's put together very well. It's of high-quality and well thought out. The company was a delight to do b…

I predict we will see a revised Powerbook at or before the WWDC. Atleast 800MHz, 32MEG VRAM, built-in bluetooth, Faster system Bus, and other minor improvements. Fingers crossed!

I hope you're right, if only because I'm so incredibly bored of checking the rumor sites every day for news... At what point did I become obsessed with this? Not totally sure, but…

I don't think we're going to see new portables announced at WWDC. They tend to release software products if anything at all there.

Quote: Originally posted by seanyepez: <STRONG>I don't think we're going to see new portables announced at WWDC. They tend to release software products if anything…

I think there has been too much speculation on new TiBooks Just my two cents.