IMO, no comparison between the two in many respects in addition to speed. 3400 hands down.
Cliff [EMAIL PROTECTED] (victoria) writes: >From: victoria <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Date: Wed, 09 Oct 2002 19:55:41 +0100 >victoria >> I have a chance to add a PB3400C to my (already too large) collection >of >> Macs at a reasonable price. I've never used a '3400 and I was curious >as to >> how the speed of one with 32mb of ram would compare to my trusty old >> Powerbook 5300 CS with 40MB ram. >> >> Considering the fact that the 3400 has a 180 mhz processer compared >to 100 >> in the '5300, plus a faster bus and a backside cache I would think it >would >> be quite a bit faster? Has anyone actually used both machines that >could >> give me some type of a percentage difference? I'm just trying to >determine >> if I can justify the 3400 as a backup computer to my main laptop >which is >> the Ibook clamshell 300 mhz at this point. >> >> Thanks! >> >I have used both and i would say that the 3400 should be about 4 x as >fast >as the 5300 in everything. depending on what os you use. -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
