ibook vs powerbook
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- DutchBoy0
thx ricstultz!
and thx, Carty.
- Carty0
i chose the pb cause of the widescreen 15inch format. the colours are truer on the pb especially shooting digital, and most of the little pluses you have to add after the fact are already in the powerbook. [airport, bluetooth, s video....]
oh and the scratch resistance... [i'd choke of my comp looked beat like my ipod]
like most expensive things, you really only want to buy it once. it's wicked fast, cram the ram up to what.. 4gigs? and looks nice for clients.
how can your friend be a photographer and not care about colour/quality? like my deslgn teacher said many years ago, "always write with your favourite pen" like your tools, and you will use them more and better.
i think the pb is be u tee ful.
just my 2cents...what do you think zoowada?
- ricstultz0
DB, I dont mind the color on my ibook... never been an issue... and I deal with adjusting color alot in my images/illys.
- jox0
No friggin way. I've had my iBook down to molecules and there's no way you can install BT yourself. It's not under the keyboard, but placed (if you got it) under the logic board, which makes it impossible to reach since it's covered in some plastic wrapped around the entire logic board and THEN the logic board itself is attached with screws that cannot be unscrewed. (like, half a torx or something)
Good luck tearing that apart. And you probably don't wanna fiddle with the machine too much in the beginning either, seeing as the warranty goes straight down the pooper when you touch anything more complex than the CD drive.
- -leah-0
nick, are you saying the 14" model is easier to install bluetooth? i have the 14" and the nurd at the mac store said there was no way you can install bluetooth? i know airport cards install how you are saying, but i dont think bluetooth is the same..
- DutchBoy0
damnit, that colorthingy is bothering me.. is it that bad??
pls let me know!
- nick0
i had the 14" ibook and didnt get bluetooth - its pretty easy to install yourself. just flip up the keyboard and slap that shit in.... i guess its different with the 12" model
- DutchBoy0
makes note:
*Bluetooth!!
- BonSeff0
i have an iboook and the screen sucks.. there is variance in color depending on where you tilt your head. i hear the powerbooks have a larger sweet spot.
- -leah-0
i should have gotten bluetoof installed from the factory too :( i wish apple made a pretty bluetooth adapter so i wouldn't have that ug-mo lynxys adapter hangin out the side.
- ricstultz0
.. yeah... I was dumb and passed on the bluetooth too. Wish I had it now.
- k0na_an0k0
yeah. the ibook is very well built. he shouldn't have any problems.
i recently went to watch a bodybuilding show and was taking photos while the camera was plugged in to the puter, uploading them real time. the ibook got bumped around a bit in the chair but performed flawlessly importing large format photos.
your friend will love it.
- jox0
Make sure he gets built-in Bluetoof too! I made the mistake of *not* getting one with it, and I had to buy an external usb-stick-in ugly-ass adapter.
If he doesn't use it, just get it for second-hand value.
- ricstultz0
I go everywhere with my ibook... the thing is indestructable... It does everything for me: website, illustrations for print, design, whatevs. Much better deal for the loot you spend. I got rid of my tower cuz I never used it.
oh, I got a 1ghz G4, beefed up ram... I love the little bastard.
- DutchBoy0
donvitovito,
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The ibook has a very dark screen compared to the powerbook."can't you colormanage that somehow?
and he is a press photographer so not tooo picky on colorbalance like editorial/studio photographers.
and cheers everyone for the comments!!!!
i am thinking of recommending the ibook with lots and lots of RAM.
- stewart0
i have a titanium G4 powerbook, for 3 full years now.
and every day it is my travel mate, so 10 times a week *donk *clunck in the thrunk of the car. i can tell you, it is damn shockproof.
i never ever had any problems with it. sometimes a freeze, but that always happens with IE5, duh.
it's still great.
and the 1024 resolution is enough for image editing and other design stuff i do.so it was worth the money so far
- k0na_an0k0
jox i'm gonna do the exact same thing. i'm keeping my 22" monitor so i can soon buy the pb to run it with a beefed up resolution.
- Donvitoviti0
man you must have had a really bum powerbook.. never heard that happen before.
- lance0
I have a Powerbook G4. The only problem I have had was a little overheating...ok well enough to melt the keyboard(it was closed and in my bag). After i replaced the keyboard it ran fine for about a month and then the mobo went to shiat. When it came back from apple they said there was evidence of fire damage on the inside. All in all it is a nice machine just a little tempermental.
For your friend I think a high end ibook with alotta ram would be perfect