Just have to say, I don't know what exactly the diff video Radeon whatever it is but this 14" 1.42ghz iBook screen resolution kicks butt over the 14" 1.33ghz iBook and I was VERY happy with the screen on that iBook.
Like, I can actually see the rendering on different fonts.
I did get stuck with a Fujistu OEM hard drive. Dang! I knew that if it was made in China (the serial number begins with 4H meaning CHINESE LABOR CAMP WORKERS MADE THIS MACHINE) it would be a cheapo Fujistu hd. It was. At least this one has a 8mb buffer. On the 1.33ghz I bought in late July and just sold to a non MR member, it only had a 2mb cache buffer!
On a friend's 1.2ghz iBook 14", the switched out Hitachi 5400rpm drive with 8mb buffer adds A LOT of speed to the works. And the quality on that Taiwan built Apple iBook is better around the edges than this 'book. Thank God for Apple care.
I guess Taiwan's Capitalism and Democracy makes for better handiwork on Macs than China's Communism and Oligarchy. Bless the person who made this machine in China, tho, they were probably starving.
And I'm on Tiger. Kickin' and screaming and it ain't that fast even with 1.5gbs of ram installed. NO speed bump here. I may just jump back to Panther with a clean install and -- hey hey hey -- if no one's looking, I may put in my Hitachi 7200 rpm hd into this new 'book and dump this OEM Fujistu. Shhh.
Like, I can actually see the rendering on different fonts.
I did get stuck with a Fujistu OEM hard drive. Dang! I knew that if it was made in China (the serial number begins with 4H meaning CHINESE LABOR CAMP WORKERS MADE THIS MACHINE) it would be a cheapo Fujistu hd. It was. At least this one has a 8mb buffer. On the 1.33ghz I bought in late July and just sold to a non MR member, it only had a 2mb cache buffer!
On a friend's 1.2ghz iBook 14", the switched out Hitachi 5400rpm drive with 8mb buffer adds A LOT of speed to the works. And the quality on that Taiwan built Apple iBook is better around the edges than this 'book. Thank God for Apple care.
I guess Taiwan's Capitalism and Democracy makes for better handiwork on Macs than China's Communism and Oligarchy. Bless the person who made this machine in China, tho, they were probably starving.
And I'm on Tiger. Kickin' and screaming and it ain't that fast even with 1.5gbs of ram installed. NO speed bump here. I may just jump back to Panther with a clean install and -- hey hey hey -- if no one's looking, I may put in my Hitachi 7200 rpm hd into this new 'book and dump this OEM Fujistu. Shhh.