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<blockquote data-quote="Joeytpg" data-source="post: 30588">Hi guys....i'm very confused..i'm kinda short in money.....(like $2,000 only)&nbsp;&nbsp; but i want to buy the best &quot;my budget&quot; can buy........so i've been analyzing this thing......I'm going to buy a laptop...but i don't really know which one's gonna be &quot;the bang for the buck.... a 12&quot; Powerbook (superdrive 1.33ghz) or the 14&quot; 1.2ghz iBookHere are the specs:PowerBook 12&quot;&nbsp; ($1,799)&nbsp; &nbsp;12.1-inch TFT Display1024x768 resolution1.33GHz PowerPC G4512K L2 cache256MB DDR333 SDRAM60GB Ultra ATA/100NVIDIA GeForce FXGo5200 (64MB DDR)Full size keyboard10/100BASE-T EthernetFireWire 400AirPort Extreme built-inMini-DVI outIf i get the 12&quot; PB, i'll be adding&nbsp; 512 Ram (Not from Apple, cuz it's too expensive) so i'll have to add up $129 for Crucial 512 RAM&nbsp; iBOOK 14&quot;&nbsp; ($1,499)&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;1.2GHz PowerPC G4512K L2 cache @ 1GHz14-inch TFT Display1024x768 resolution256MB DDR266 SDRAM60GB Ultra ATA driveCombo DriveATI Mobility Radeon 920032MB DDR video memoryAirPort Extreme built-in I'll be adding up, Superdrive ($200 at Apple Store), plu 512 Ram from Crucial ($116 for the iBook model)&nbsp; So at the very end, i'll have the iBook g4 14&quot;with a TOTAL of $1,815and the Powerbook g4 12&quot; with a TOTAL of $1,928Guys...what should i do.... i mean... i dunno....the iBook has a bigger screen (that's good, cuz 12&quot; seems to be kinda Small)&nbsp;&nbsp; but i'll be using it for Internet stuff (downloading music, videos, surfing the net, e-mail) and Office stuff, plus watching movies and recording my videos (i got a digital video camara) so guys what do you think??&nbsp; i also would like to buy an external mouse (those laptop pads suck) and the Case. (maybe i can use a little extra money for this), but for the computer, i only have 2,000........so what's the best option??what's the difference between this two??...is there a BIG dif. in speed?? performance?...&nbsp; which one's a BETTER machine?i need opinions...because i'm very confused <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown&nbsp; &nbsp; :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Joeytpg, post: 30588"] Hi guys....i'm very confused..i'm kinda short in money.....(like $2,000 only) but i want to buy the best "my budget" can buy........so i've been analyzing this thing...... I'm going to buy a laptop...but i don't really know which one's gonna be "the bang for the buck.... a 12" Powerbook (superdrive 1.33ghz) or the 14" 1.2ghz iBook Here are the specs: PowerBook 12" ($1,799) 12.1-inch TFT Display 1024x768 resolution 1.33GHz PowerPC G4 512K L2 cache 256MB DDR333 SDRAM 60GB Ultra ATA/100 NVIDIA GeForce FX Go5200 (64MB DDR) Full size keyboard 10/100BASE-T Ethernet FireWire 400 AirPort Extreme built-in Mini-DVI out If i get the 12" PB, i'll be adding 512 Ram (Not from Apple, cuz it's too expensive) so i'll have to add up $129 for Crucial 512 RAM iBOOK 14" ($1,499) 1.2GHz PowerPC G4 512K L2 cache @ 1GHz 14-inch TFT Display 1024x768 resolution 256MB DDR266 SDRAM 60GB Ultra ATA drive Combo Drive ATI Mobility Radeon 9200 32MB DDR video memory AirPort Extreme built-in I'll be adding up, Superdrive ($200 at Apple Store), plu 512 Ram from Crucial ($116 for the iBook model) So at the very end, i'll have the iBook g4 14"with a TOTAL of $1,815 and the Powerbook g4 12" with a TOTAL of $1,928 Guys...what should i do.... i mean... i dunno....the iBook has a bigger screen (that's good, cuz 12" seems to be kinda Small) but i'll be using it for Internet stuff (downloading music, videos, surfing the net, e-mail) and Office stuff, plus watching movies and recording my videos (i got a digital video camara) so guys what do you think?? i also would like to buy an external mouse (those laptop pads suck) and the Case. (maybe i can use a little extra money for this), but for the computer, i only have 2,000........so what's the best option?? what's the difference between this two??...is there a BIG dif. in speed?? performance?... which one's a BETTER machine? i need opinions...because i'm very confused :( [/QUOTE]

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