Re: whats best/???

2004-04-19 Thread Mikael Byström
John, [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: And I don't understand why you would say that an 800 iBook feels slow. Well, it feels slow considering it has a 800Mhz G4, when the Pismo have a 500Mhz G3. the difference in Cache memory, 768K, is of course one important part of the equation. I'd earlier say that

Re: whats best/???

2004-04-19 Thread Mikael Byström
Mikael, [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: Well, it feels slow considering it has a 800Mhz G4, when the Pismo have a 500Mhz G3. the difference in Cache memory, 768K, Well, 512k to be exact. -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com |

whats best/???

2004-04-13 Thread vicki duggan
Hi all need advice. what is the best overall system. for day to day use. snow 500mhz 256 cache ibook 256 ram. dvd . 15gb hdd. lombard 400mhz 1mb cache 320 ram dvd. 6gb hdd let me know. vicki -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronics

Re: whats best/???

2004-04-13 Thread geno
I personally would go with the snow. You are getting a better screen. I have owned both and the snow just seems faster then a G3 powerbook of the same speed. geno. http://www.barbaloot.com AIM: BARBALUT when you die, says a dark-haired woman at the next table, they can make you into diamonds

Re: whats best/???

2004-04-13 Thread Eugene Lee
On Tue, Apr 13, 2004 at 05:45:35PM +0100, vicki duggan wrote: : : what is the best overall system. for day to day use. : : snow 500mhz 256 cache ibook 256 ram. dvd . 15gb hdd. : : lombard 400mhz 1mb cache 320 ram dvd. 6gb hdd : : let me know. The iBook. Newer and faster hardware. Also, if

Re: whats best/???

2004-04-13 Thread darm0k
At 05:45 PM +0100 04/13/2004, vicki duggan wrote: what is the best overall system. for day to day use. snow 500mhz 256 cache ibook 256 ram. dvd . 15gb hdd. lombard 400mhz 1mb cache 320 ram dvd. 6gb hdd I prefer the iBook too. But I'd fik the snow case; too boring. - Dan. -- G-Books is

Re: whats best/???

2004-04-13 Thread Mikael Byström
Eugene, [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: The iBook. Newer and faster hardware. Also, if you plan to use OS X, the software DVD Player does not work on Lombard (only Pismo and newer, i.e. any 'Book with built-in Firewire ports). Given that 800Mhz iBooks feel slower GUI-wise than a Powerbook G3 Pismo, I

Re: whats best/???

2004-04-13 Thread John
On Apr 13, 2004, at 3:50 PM, Mikael Byström wrote: Eugene, [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: The iBook. Newer and faster hardware. Also, if you plan to use OS X, the software DVD Player does not work on Lombard (only Pismo and newer, i.e. any 'Book with built-in Firewire ports). Given that 800Mhz

Re: whats best/???

2004-04-13 Thread Thomas Ethen
The iBook 500 has a slow bus and seems slower than my Pismo 400 in almost every way. Tom -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! |

Re: whats best/???

2004-04-13 Thread Thomas Ethen
That is a 66 Mhz bus for the iBook 500 and a 100 Mhz bus for the Pismo/ 66/84 Mhz for the Lombard. Tom on 4/13/04 23:24, Thomas Ethen at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The iBook 500 has a slow bus and seems slower than my Pismo 400 in almost every way. Tom -- G-Books is sponsored by