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Hi all,
Within the next 2-4 months i am probably going to be trading in my iMac G4 and my iBook G3 for a new(ish) apple laptop. now, going apple, in a logical sense, is stupid, because they cost so much money, even used, and for the price of a used out-of-warranty apple i could get a really nice (save for Vista) PC. BUT i do like OS X AND the hardware is known for lasting a looong time so, i probably want to stay with apple, but i have a couple of questions;
If i do decide to stay with apple and get an iBook or Powerbook ( i like the latter better), then which one should i get? I want to have a speed improvement over my 1.25 GHZ iMac, so 1.5, or at least 1.4 is a must. should i go for the late model iBook G4's or the Powerbook 12"? I like the powerbook because of the aluminum casing (which probably looks good longer than the plastic), and it's plethora of connections. I want to go 12" because of the huge price difference, and i have seen several recommendations on the internet to get a 12" powerbook, and then buy a non-apple LCD display (since i am used to 17" from my iMac) that i will then connect to it. or.... should i just pony up the money for a 15" screen? Thanks for any suggestions.
Justin
Within the next 2-4 months i am probably going to be trading in my iMac G4 and my iBook G3 for a new(ish) apple laptop. now, going apple, in a logical sense, is stupid, because they cost so much money, even used, and for the price of a used out-of-warranty apple i could get a really nice (save for Vista) PC. BUT i do like OS X AND the hardware is known for lasting a looong time so, i probably want to stay with apple, but i have a couple of questions;
If i do decide to stay with apple and get an iBook or Powerbook ( i like the latter better), then which one should i get? I want to have a speed improvement over my 1.25 GHZ iMac, so 1.5, or at least 1.4 is a must. should i go for the late model iBook G4's or the Powerbook 12"? I like the powerbook because of the aluminum casing (which probably looks good longer than the plastic), and it's plethora of connections. I want to go 12" because of the huge price difference, and i have seen several recommendations on the internet to get a 12" powerbook, and then buy a non-apple LCD display (since i am used to 17" from my iMac) that i will then connect to it. or.... should i just pony up the money for a 15" screen? Thanks for any suggestions.
Justin