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- ethandoan
Hi I'm an Apple virgin :) can anybody tell me how fast the 1.3GHZ powerbook is equivalent to PC speed? I'm thinking of buying one...oh I should get extra RAM right? I'll be doing Photoshop and video stuff...
Thanks!
ethan
- NegativeSpace0
As a rule with the g4's, alot of mac users have established that multipling the cpu speed by 1.8 will give you a close estimate of an equivilent intel cpu.
I don't know myself how accurate this but I have also heard that the g4's are more comparable to the centrino line of cpus.
Regardless of the pc equivilent i lub my 1.5 ghz powerbook.
- welded0
RAM is your friend, but it's an expensive friend.
- Donvitoviti0
ya thats about right negative.
my 1 ghz was about the same as my 1.8 p4
- Donvitoviti0
Ram is your friend, but its NOT that expensive if you dont buy from apple.
Go to www.crucial.com and pick up a stick of 512 to bump you up to 1gig for 110 bucks ...
if you have 256 to start with.. i would recomment getting 2, 512 sticks...it would only be about 220.. and selling your 256 on ebay
- one2meny0
1.3 GHz is like a 2.6 Ghz is certain applications and functions that take advantage of the G4's altivec (velocity engine) vector processing unit. Other wise it is just like a 1.3 Ghz latest pentium. Photoshop takes much advantage of the altivec processor, as do many of the OS's graphics calls. You will want at least 1GB of RAM working with Photoshop.
Rock on Ethan.
- ethandoan0
Great advice guys!! Thanks!
Ethan
- muidlatif0
I'm about to purchase a 12", but there RAM, Processor and graphic card ain't like 15" 512 RAM. I like 15" but the price is way different. I just got hardtime to decide.
I using Photoshop, Flash & Dreamweaver most of the time to do work.. now does the 12" (with plug into second monitor) and 256 RAM helps as a web designer*? (*curious and confused)
Thnx guys...
- NegativeSpace0
For design work if you can bite the bullet or somehow make the 15 inch a possibility i would definately go for it.
The 12 is nice too just load it up with ram, unless you doing 3d work or games the video card should be fine on the 12"
As for an external monitor, that would work fine, its does for me except i find the output is not NEAR as sharp as it is on the lcd, or as sharp as it is when its connected to my windows machine.
I don't know what the deal with that is, has anyone else found using an external monitor on their powerbook to be not very crisp?
- muidlatif0
I think i wanna go for 15.2 Powerbook... but before I do, rumour said that Powerbook G5 is coming out next year... is it really really true?
Checkout their 'suggested' prototype of PBG5
- NegativeSpace0
It probably well come out in 2005 when they get the cooling issues down pat etc. i think waiting is pointless, apple hasn't said anything yet, so you mine a s well just get the powerbook now.
That prototype is messed, i hope it dosn't look like that. Reminds me of a transformer.
- ********0
man if that things comin out, it'll b crazy...
i was in the same position as u r muid.. i went wid a 14 inch iBook.. im using the same apps as uve mentioned.. and they run perfectly fine on my ibook... and ivnt even upgraded my ram yet.. its still on 256MB ram.. im planning to get a stick of 512.. that'll boost my iBook even more... if ur low on cash.. i wud say go wid 14 inch iBook rather than goin wid 14 inch Powerbook coz of the screen size.. 12 inch is way smaller than it looks on the apple website.. visit ur closest apple store and ask them to show u a 12 inch powerbook.. its very small... graphic/web designers need bigger screens...
just my 2cents... hope it helps..
(btw, my brother's name is muid too.. but he spells it differantly "moeed")
- ********0
correction:
*... 14 inch iBook rather than goin wid 12 inch PowerBook*
- muidlatif0
cool 3rror... but the design of the prototype is complicated... just imagine if i were to present to the client, the client will be more interested on the powerbook :P
I think I just follow Neg's advice since i just visited MacWorld's website and read the article.
I might be visiting Apple store to see the 15.2" PB. I hope I can work and improve more using PB. I never own a Mac computer before, only use iMac on my study days.Article:
http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/i…p/s: 3rorr404, say hi to you bro dude! I hope he's gonna be a designer too :P
- ********0
haha i will..
hes more towards business/marketing... hes street-smart like hell...
- NegativeSpace0
While the ibook may run the programs fine, 1024 x 768 is also one issue that you should consider, its rather small when you get all the panels and such up, in many instances for the web you are going to be working on stuff between 800x600 and 1024 x 768. And scrolling sucks.
- muidlatif0
yeah..that's one big issue, i need to scroll a few space... though i thought Mac OS X got this 'ability' to magnify.. which i like so much when i do presentation :P
Well, in Malaysia, a 15" powerbook (1.5g/512/SDrive) cost RM10k... but i know if i purchase, it will be worth of my time, at least in 3 years from now :P cause i got friends who use Titanium and they say they just love their pbook. they only have to add in RAM & wifi card... i hope i wont regret buying it... must take care of it like a car then :P