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<blockquote data-quote="DaveY4311" data-source="post: 61101">I am currently running a 15&quot; imac, 800MHz, G4, with 1024 MB memory. I am considering upgrading to a 15&quot; powerbook, 1.5MHz, G4. I am considering this because I am working with Final Cut Pro 4 and Photoshop and the imac is just a bit slow for this. (I have edited a 50 minute documentary on it and it has held up fine). After this month I will no longer have access to the dual G5s at school and want something better than my imac that I can edit on fulltime. (I accept the fact that it will be a few years before I can have the G5 tower in a home studio&nbsp; :biohazard&nbsp;&nbsp; ). I need the portable Powerbook but am not sure what difference I will see in basically upgrading from 800MHz to 1.5MHz. I know I can load the Powerbook with memory and probably will. I am mainly editing film and not doing graphic design. But . . .What significant speed or power gains will I see?Is it worth getting the 128MB Graphics Memory?Is it worth getting the 5400 rpm harddrive?(what does this do?)and of course the million dollar question . . .Is it worth waiting for a G5 or dual G4 Powerbook(would the gains be that much better)? Thanks,Dave</blockquote>

[QUOTE="DaveY4311, post: 61101"] I am currently running a 15" imac, 800MHz, G4, with 1024 MB memory. I am considering upgrading to a 15" powerbook, 1.5MHz, G4. I am considering this because I am working with Final Cut Pro 4 and Photoshop and the imac is just a bit slow for this. (I have edited a 50 minute documentary on it and it has held up fine). After this month I will no longer have access to the dual G5s at school and want something better than my imac that I can edit on fulltime. (I accept the fact that it will be a few years before I can have the G5 tower in a home studio :biohazard ). I need the portable Powerbook but am not sure what difference I will see in basically upgrading from 800MHz to 1.5MHz. I know I can load the Powerbook with memory and probably will. I am mainly editing film and not doing graphic design. But . . . What significant speed or power gains will I see? Is it worth getting the 128MB Graphics Memory? Is it worth getting the 5400 rpm harddrive?(what does this do?) and of course the million dollar question . . . Is it worth waiting for a G5 or dual G4 Powerbook(would the gains be that much better)? Thanks, Dave [/QUOTE]

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