iBook G3 500 to PB G4 667 good upgrade?

[ebook]

I was just wondering if this would be decent upgrade. Would I be able to notice a difference in power/speed? I am looking at this because this is an upgrade that might be in my price range and because it would include the G4, dvd/cd-rw, and a hard drive 3x the size of the tiny one in my iBook. Let me know what you think...

[Finiksa]

Yeah I think you'll see a very noticeable improvement, but not necessarily an earth shattering boost.

The main differences are Altivec, faster bus, larger resolution and a video card that supports Quartz Extreme. Depending on which 667MHz model you get it'll either have 16MB Radeon Mobility or or 32MB Radeon 7500 Mobility, that's going to be a huge improvement over the iBook, so the interface will be a lot snappier.

[wPod]

i went from an iBook G3 700mhz to the PB G4 867 and noticed a lot of difference, im sure you will be very pleased.

[wide]

You'll notice the difference, but I would at least try to save up for a new machine. You might want to look for a 12 inch Rev. A PowerBook. I would stay away from Titanium.

[ebook]

What would the specs be on a Rev. A Powerbook that you mentioned. I wouldn't even know what to look for. Thanks

[Finiksa]

What would the specs be on a Rev. A Powerbook that you mentioned. I wouldn't even know what to look for. Thanks

12", 867MHz G4, 256MB PC2100 RAM standard, 133MHz Bus, 40GB hard drive, Combo or Superdrive, 32MB NVIDIA GeForce 420 Go.