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upgrade from my 12" ibook to a powerbook?
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<blockquote data-quote="McGuillicuddy" data-source="post: 69703"><p>Well here's my take. The 64 MB 5200 Go in the Powerbooks is only marginally better than the 32 MB Radeon 9200 in the iBooks. The extra VRAM is nice, but I don't think the Geforce is inherently as powerful as the ATi 9200. Consequently, going from a 12" iBook to a 12" PB is probably not worth the money.</p><p></p><p>On the other hand, the Radeon 9700 (esp. the 128 MB) is a vast improvement in GPU power. Unfortunately, the PBs with the 128 MB Radeon 9700 are vastly overpriced and if you want that kind of gaming power you're best to go for a Centrino/Radeon 9700 machine.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="McGuillicuddy, post: 69703"] Well here's my take. The 64 MB 5200 Go in the Powerbooks is only marginally better than the 32 MB Radeon 9200 in the iBooks. The extra VRAM is nice, but I don't think the Geforce is inherently as powerful as the ATi 9200. Consequently, going from a 12" iBook to a 12" PB is probably not worth the money. On the other hand, the Radeon 9700 (esp. the 128 MB) is a vast improvement in GPU power. Unfortunately, the PBs with the 128 MB Radeon 9700 are vastly overpriced and if you want that kind of gaming power you're best to go for a Centrino/Radeon 9700 machine. [/QUOTE]
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