On Wednesday, September 3, 2003, at 06:37 PM, Frank P. Eigler wrote:
My wife is buying a new Powerbook to go with her new teaching job. So
the question is, which one?
My suggestion is for the 12" G4. My reasoning is that it represents the
most recent technology, where the 15" TiBook is a bit older design and
the iBook even older with a G3 processor. It also is very small and
light--a plus.
The main issues w/the 12" seem to be:
1. It *is* small. Some folks have complained aboubt it seeming cramped.
2. You can't boot directly into OS 9. This may/may not be important.
3. It lacks a level 3 cache.
4. It has a mediocre graphics card.
I recently got a 15" Ti. I'm very happy. It's a great balance/compromise,
but that opinion is based on my needs.
YMMV. What does she need/want it for.
Her needs are:
email and internet access,, at school and at home
Word processing (MS Word) for academic writing.
Possible multimedia presentations in class--probably Powerpoint since the IT at the university is predominantly PC. We will need to learn this, as neither of us have any real experience, but students are increasingly expecting glitz in their presentations.
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