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The 2 biggest differences in a Powerbook vs. iBook are L3 cache(except the 
12") and graphics. If you plan on doing anything grphic intensive swing 
for the powerbook, I happily play UT and Ghost Recon on my TiBook w/ no 
problems, where I've noticed a lag and low frame rates on the iBooks.
Also I believe the G4 chip will have a longer useable life than the G3's 
in the iBook. I'm thinking the 12" Powerbook will soon be the low man on 
the totem pole. $.04

On Wed, 7 May 2003, Jim Allman wrote:
>       Just to chime in here, I'm very happy with my 800 MHz iBook (aka
> "Superfly"). It's holding up nicely for daily programming, Flash and web
> development.
>       I maxed out the RAM (also bought from Crucial) and saw much snappier
> performance from OS X. I think anyone who's sitting on the fence regarding
> iBook vs. PowerBook should try an iBook with lots of RAM before making a
> final decision.
>       Regarding possible changes in Apple's architecture: I doubt they'll 
> abandon
> these machines in any serious way. What's your worst-case scenario? That
> expensive peripherals will stop working? Or that the OS will leave PPC-based
> Macs behind somehow?
>       =jimA=

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