Hi Everyone,

I'm a first time mac buyer - not too familiar with the differences between the G3 and G4 processors. I'm looking at buying a laptop and these two are in my price range:

ibook g3/900 256mb/40gb 14.1tft combo drive os x

powerbook g4/867 256mb/40gb 12.1tft combo drive os x

I'll be using it for some photoshop 6 with wacom graphire tablet but mostly vector - freehand 10 and hopefully attract some ladies at the same time.

So is the G4's extra $100 CDN and smaller screen worth any of the performance gains?

Cheers,
Stephen

Yes; for graphics usage, it will make a big difference.

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The PowerBook can be hooked up to a regular-sized
VGA monitor if you need to use a bigger screen at
your home or office.

And, since I own the PowerBook you ask about, I will
say that it most definitely is the better buy. I actually
went from a 15" TiPB to the 12" AlPB, and I don't
regret it at all.

I will say that a 15" TiPB, if you can afford it, might
serve you better because of the increased RAM
capacity and L3 cache. I don't think you'll be
disappointed in the 12" (especially when compared
with an iBook,) though.

----paxcirc.a-

Thanks for the advice folks, just bought the 12" pb, time to put my thinkpad to semi- retirement.

Cheers,
Stephen