The Notebook Review forums were hosted by TechTarget, who shut down them down on January 31, 2022. This static read-only archive was pulled by NBR forum users between January 20 and January 31, 2022, in an effort to make sure that the valuable technical information that had been posted on the forums is preserved. For current discussions, many NBR forum users moved over to NotebookTalk.net after the shutdown.
Problems? See this thread at archive.org.

    L3 Cache or G5 - which will come first?

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by teknerd122, Jul 16, 2004.

  1. teknerd122

    teknerd122 Notebook Evangelist

    Reputations:
    33
    Messages:
    332
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    Okay...I know that it's unlikely that Apple will revise the current G4 books between now and the G5 release, but I'd really like L3 cache! What would also be nice is a better graphics solution for the 12". If they offered a backlit keyboard, ati 9700 (128 or 64), and L3 cache...I would have me a new powerbook right quick!
     
    teknerd122, Jul 16, 2004
    #1
  2. viewsonic

    viewsonic Newbie

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    4
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    L3 cache is actually not such a great idea in a laptop since it resides on its own chip separate from the cpu. As such, it requires additional power, and as seen in the TiBooks with L3 cache, when running on battery power, the L3 cache by default is disabled to preserve battery power.
     
    viewsonic, Jul 18, 2004
    #2