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1)Except for Altivec enhanced applications, there isn't much difference between the G3 and G4 except the G4 tower has a larger graphics card. 2)The graphics card in the Powerbook a…

Apple code name for the latest PowerBooks (the ones with FireWire). Named after Pismo Beach, CA, which is known for Pismo clams. The FireWire PowerBook was originally supposed to c…

Interesting.

Some pixels are dark pixels and some are light pixels. Souds like you have a broken dark pixel.. Same thing on my last Powerbook... You can't massage a dead dark pixel back to lif…

Quote: Originally posted by Hawkeye_a: <STRONG>All rught , i got my new PBG4 550 about two weeks ago...was perfect checked for dead/stuck pixel, didnt find any at …

sounds good. will do

Some pixels won't respond to massaging. Sorry!

You can check out www.apple-history.com.... they have good info on ALL mac models.... great info! Here's a sample showing the Pismo.... http://www.apple-history.com/quickga...sfi…

They are all PowerBook's. After Apple releases them they never refer to them to their pre-release code name but message boards like these arte filled with references to them! Chro…

Quote: Originally posted by RBattin: <STRONG> Mercury = G4 Onyx = G4 (Gigabit Ethernet)</STRONG> these two haven't been incorporated yet i cert…

Well maybe, but how hard can it be to raise a bar that was never really off the ground in the first place?

I've owned two Sony Vaio notebooks and both were poorly-made headaches. Both froze constantly, probably due to all the proprietary junk that runs in the background. And the track…

It's still too heavy and thick. It looks like the TiBook will hold it's ground/bar for 6 more month. That's not saying it won't be revised.

For those who would use a notebook as a desktop replacement, i think this new sony really ups the ante. If i remember correctly, it has the same video card as the low end power mac…

Ummm, I fail to see what the big deal is with that computer. The screen size? I kinda like not having to tote around an LCD that should not ever be moved of the desk. That thing is…

Desktop replacement? How about just a desktop? 8.5 pounds and 2.5 hour battery life means the TiBook is safe for now in my humble opinion. cheers, JB

Quote: Originally posted by Azerty: <STRONG>Sony seem to have to have really raised the bar with their new laptops. Check them out here. I can't wait to see Apple …

Sony with 16" screen is 8.4 pounds including one battery and optical drive. Battery life is described as 2.5 - 3.5 hrs with one battery, or 5 - 6.5 hrs using two batteries. I ca…

The bigger screen is nice, but I'm not willing to lug around 8.4 pounds of garbage with me. The TiBook's classier. The Pentium 4-M won't run at its full clock speed without being …

I don't even see how adding an excessively large screen and an overheating processor is raising the bar, either. The Pentium III-M is faster than the Pentium 4-M.

Quote: Originally posted by Azerty: <STRONG>Sony seem to have to have really raised the bar with their new laptops. Check them out here. I can't wait to see Apple …

The sad part is that it has an antiquated graphics chipset. They should at least include 64 megabytes of RAM in a notebook that size.

It's too big, and too heavy... that said, it still has a 1.7GHz chip, 400MHz bus, 512 Mb DDR RAM, and 1600 x 1200 screen resolution. Those are impressive specs by themselves, too …

They won't be faster than the Pentium 4. I've basically given up hope that a Mac will be comparable in performance to a Wintel. However, it will enable the PowerBook to be the mos…