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    Which of these iBook G4's is better? Plus OS Question.

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by Talimore, Apr 28, 2006.

  1. Talimore

    Talimore Notebook Consultant

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    1GB DDR333 SDRAM (512MB built-in & 512MB SO-DIMM)
    100GB Ultra ATA drive
    Keyboard & Mac OS X - U.S. English
    12-inch TFT XGA display
    1.33GHz PowerPC G4
    ATI Mobility Radeon 9550 w/ 32MB DDR video memory
    Combo drive (DVD-ROM/CD-RW)
    AirPort Extreme built-in
    Bluetooth 2.0 built-in
    $1,219.00

    OR

    1GB DDR333 SDRAM (512MB built-in & 512MB SO-DIMM)
    80GB Ultra ATA drive
    8x SuperDrive (DVD±RW/CD-RW)
    Keyboard & Mac OS X - U.S. English
    14-inch TFT XGA display
    1.42GHz PowerPC G4
    ATI Mobility Radeon 9550 w/ 32MB DDR video memory
    AirPort Extreme built-in
    Bluetooth 2.0 built-in
    $1,334.00

    This is the education pricing, becuase I think I gonna buy one for my freshman year of college coming up just need your guys inputs on what ones better.

    Also how is the OS what typing features does it have to write my papers at school as well as Image Making (Adobe does it come with it) or anything like that?
     
    Talimore, Apr 28, 2006
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    VanillaEps Notebook Guru

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    I'd opt for the bigger display and superdrive over the 20GB in HDD space. I'd take the one priced at $1,334.
     
    VanillaEps, Apr 28, 2006
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  3. Talimore

    Talimore Notebook Consultant

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    Thats what I was thinking but noone has review the 14" screen model so I was woundering if there was something wrong with it or something?
     
    Talimore, Apr 28, 2006
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  4. lukealexander

    lukealexander Notebook Evangelist NBR Reviewer

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    I suppose it depends on your personal preference for size and weight. The specs seem pretty similar, so it is down to whether you need the HDD space & portability, or burner & screen size.

    I burn a lot of DVD's so I would need to go for the 14" model, but if you are more of a CD guy that won't be an issue.
     
    lukealexander, Apr 28, 2006
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  5. xAMDvsIntelx

    xAMDvsIntelx Notebook Deity

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    I'd take the bigger one if you can handle it - more viewing space.
     
    xAMDvsIntelx, Apr 28, 2006
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    scretico Notebook Enthusiast

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    I would wait for a month or two if you can, because the Intel iBook should be coming out soon. It will be a 13.3" widescreen and will probably be available with a Core Duo processor, offering a great improvement in performance with respect to G4.
     
    scretico, Apr 28, 2006
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