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Apple Computing Products:
macOS - Notebook Hardware
ibook or pbook for a scientist
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<blockquote data-quote="Kevinosaurus" data-source="post: 55807"><p>I'm switching back from the dark side and looking at purchasing either a 1.33GHz ibook 14" w/ superdrive, or a 15" pbook 1.33GHz w/superdrive. I'm wondering if $600 difference in cost is justified for my case for the double video ram and increased bus/ram speed. ( I know there are other differences, but I think these are the ones that affect my potential decision) I'll be using it for the following:</p><p></p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">presentations (powerpoint), including 3D molecular visualization (if any science types out there...software like VMD, pymol, etc...) </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">video editing (no expert, but I enjoy getting technical when I can...family type vids only)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">photo editing (I do a lot of this)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">some gaming (not necessarily any FPS, but I like SimCIty4, railroad tycooon 3, for example, as a distraction from the work day)</li> </ol><p></p><p>Of course, also the typical word processing, internet stuff that everyone does. Either way, I plan to add at least 512MB RAM from crucial, or the like, to the base 256MB. Any thoughts would be helpful....thanks!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kevinosaurus, post: 55807"] I'm switching back from the dark side and looking at purchasing either a 1.33GHz ibook 14" w/ superdrive, or a 15" pbook 1.33GHz w/superdrive. I'm wondering if $600 difference in cost is justified for my case for the double video ram and increased bus/ram speed. ( I know there are other differences, but I think these are the ones that affect my potential decision) I'll be using it for the following: [list=1] [*]presentations (powerpoint), including 3D molecular visualization (if any science types out there...software like VMD, pymol, etc...) [*]video editing (no expert, but I enjoy getting technical when I can...family type vids only) [*]photo editing (I do a lot of this) [*]some gaming (not necessarily any FPS, but I like SimCIty4, railroad tycooon 3, for example, as a distraction from the work day) [/list] Of course, also the typical word processing, internet stuff that everyone does. Either way, I plan to add at least 512MB RAM from crucial, or the like, to the base 256MB. Any thoughts would be helpful....thanks! [/QUOTE]
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