iBook vs. PowerBook [Archive]

jxyama

Dec 12, 2003, 01:32 PM

a good summary read for many users who come here to ask pretty much the same question every day. :D

Bob LeVitas article (http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/printstory.hts/business/2288981)

few follow up points:

he doesn't mention 12" PB - its resolution is the same as iBooks, 1024 x 768.

there is also an unofficial hack to let iBook do dual monitoring.

Gymnut

Dec 12, 2003, 02:02 PM

Amen to that. :D

joker2

Dec 12, 2003, 02:27 PM

Just a little hard to find :)

The 12-inch iBook and PowerBook and the 14-inch iBook have maximum resolutions of 1,024 x 768 pixels; the 15-inch PowerBook maxes out at 1,280 x 854 pixels and the 17-inch PowerBook delivers up to a whopping 1,440 x 900 pixels.

jxyama

Dec 12, 2003, 02:46 PM

Originally posted by shadow95
Just a little hard to find :)

ah, good. i've read other articles by bob and he's usually very good. so i thought it was a bit strange that he didn't mention it... turns out he did!

silly me...

SilentPanda

Dec 12, 2003, 03:10 PM

For completeness sake, you can get a DVD burner in your iBook G4 from MCE-Tech (http://store.mcetech.com). Granted it's not standard issue Apple and I'm not sure if it works with iDVD or not... but you can. *shrug*

QCassidy352

Dec 12, 2003, 07:55 PM

the "unofficial" ibook solutions (MCE superdrive, mirroring hack, and RAM actually up to 1.1 gigs) blur the lines a little more...

Icekey

Dec 13, 2003, 10:17 AM

Is there any way to use iDVD on an external DVD burner? For example, if I get a Pioneer 106 burner, will iDVD recognise that I can use it since it's the same model used in the G5?

SilentPanda

Dec 13, 2003, 10:57 AM

I don't believe so. Reason being is that it does not scan your FireWire or USB ports for a DVD burner but rather your internal IDE. Your external DVD burner will not reside on your internal IDE.

slipper

Dec 14, 2003, 07:32 PM

Originally posted by SilentPanda
(http://store.mcetech.com) i wish i knew about this place before i bought my g4 ibook. upgraded ram and harddrive for $5 less than direct!

iChan

Dec 15, 2003, 10:37 PM

Originally posted by SilentPanda
For completeness sake, you can get a DVD burner in your iBook G4 from MCE-Tech (http://store.mcetech.com). Granted it's not standard issue Apple and I'm not sure if it works with iDVD or not... but you can. *shrug*

no a third party dvd burner will not work with iDVD... you'd need DVD Studio Pro...