12" Powerbooks using iBooks displays?!?!

The 12 inch ibook and the 12 inch powerbook use the same screens. The 15 inch powerbook uses the same screen quality wize, only difference being it is 15 inches and widescreen. So yea, the quality and resolution will be exactly the same.

Apple!Freak said:

You sure the 15" is using the same model screen? I could almost swear the 15" is a higher quality screen. Why would the angels be off with the 12" and not the 15" as I noted above?

Also, I'm dissapointed to hear the iBook uses the same screen. The iBook is suppose to be a lower quality machine than the Powerbook, ISN'T IT? Honestly, what is the point of buying a 12" Powerbook over a 12" iBook anymore? I sure as hell don't feel like dropping $500 just for an aluminum color over white.

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I cant see how the angles could be different like that, but I cant say i've had a 12inch and a 15inch side by side to compare either. Anyway, im quite sure that the 15 inch has the same screen quality than the 12 inch. They both have the same ppi (100 pixels per inch). Who knows, mebe the backlighting is brighter on the 15 inch.

and the 500$ gets you a bit more than the aluminum case . But it is true. The ibooks have a much better value now that the powerbooks are lagging so far behind in speed. The P-Books really need something kickass to bump them back up to the "professional" level.

I've had multiple revs of the 12" PowerBook sitting next to my 15" PB and I can say that the 15" LCD appears to be much brighter, crisper, and "better." But that's not to say that the 12" PowerBook's is bad.

All PowerBooks have equally ancient LCD technology compared to other non-Apple laptops on the market.

Apple!Freak said:

Also, I'm dissapointed to hear the iBook uses the same screen. The iBook is suppose to be a lower quality machine than the Powerbook, ISN'T IT? Honestly, what is the point of buying a 12" Powerbook over a 12" iBook anymore? I sure as hell don't feel like dropping $500 just for an aluminum color over white.

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This is clearly not true. A 12" iBook vs a 12" Powerbook are not the same except for colours. BTO, a 12" iBook to meet the 12" Powerbook in RAM, HD and Bluetooth creates a difference of US$300. Then there's 300MHz difference, better harddrive, better graphics card and all the other "Ooo, look at me, I have a Powerbook!" perks including a better keyboard (debatable) and aluminium exterior.

This talk that the two are almost the same in specs just makes no sense. It's been going on in other threads too as to why there shouldn't be an iBook update. What would make less sense would be if a BTO iBook to match Powerbook specs costed more than a Powerbook.

Or is this just a class thing? That if someone has a Powerbook then they are more important and special than an iBook user? They are just computers! People should just get the ones that suit their needs and not worry about how much like an iBook or Powerbook it is.

same ppi?

Erendiox said:

I cant see how the angles could be different like that, but I cant say i've had a 12inch and a 15inch side by side to compare either. Anyway, im quite sure that the 15 inch has the same screen quality than the 12 inch. They both have the same ppi (100 pixels per inch). Who knows, mebe the backlighting is brighter on the 15 inch.

and the 500$ gets you a bit more than the aluminum case . But it is true. The ibooks have a much better value now that the powerbooks are lagging so far behind in speed. The P-Books really need something kickass to bump them back up to the "professional" level.

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are you sure about their being the same ppi? my calculations once seemed to indicate that the ppi on the 12" was in fact about 10% better. the 15" pixels were a bit oblong compared to the 12".

that said the visual quality of the 15" seems better. better lighting? better screen overall? better graphics card?

off topic heree (sorry)

ok if the powerbooks get an update do you think i can return mine? its about 2/3 weeks old and i bought it in an apple store any ideas?

panda said:

are you sure about their being the same ppi? my calculations once seemed to indicate that the ppi on the 12" was in fact about 10% better. the 15" pixels were a bit oblong compared to the 12".

that said the visual quality of the 15" seems better. better lighting? better screen overall? better graphics card?

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I agree with better lighting on the 15", but side by side the 12" has a sharper display. I still wouldn't trade my 15" for my sisters 12" and definitely not an ibook, (I can't stand the keyboard after my PB, and the machine just seems bit bulky to me now, 12" PB is more compact not to mention better specs) The 1.67 is faster if only slightly and the large display makes it so much easier to work with. Plus the backlighting on the keyboard.. so sweet! I also think that the display is a bit sharper on the 12" PB than the 12" ibook. I set my roomies next to the aforementioned books and it seemed a little less crisp. Maybe just cause it is older though. I don't have any specs to back this up, but when I am looking at them... that is how it appears.

i don't see why it couldn't. apple doesn't advertise its screen quality excellence over ibooks. they have no reason to vary the screens on either model.