1. genius you forgot about the 1.5 ghz powerbook
2. the previous generation pbook 1.25 ghz is more powerful than the 1.2 ghz ibook of this generation, for people like me who use my pbook for video editing on the road(dont give the get a g5 speel, because i have a dual 2.0 g5 as well) and because i have a friend who had an ibook and its performance just sucked. The next ibook will not be a g5 ibook, but probably a 1.5ghz g4. Where did the status symbol come from, the powerbooks are nicer sure, they are better yes, but a status symbol compared to the ibook, apples are a symbol in general(they cost 150% the price of equivalent pc laptops, but you do get what you pay for)
3. Ibook g4 will be the next generation of ibooks, while the next generation of pbook will be g5's
4. As said in 2. Most people who buy a pbook for editing/portablility(15 inch) do have a desktop video solution as well
Hard Drives are not the limiting factor in notebooks, benchmarks that i have seen but do not have the links for(sorry) have shown no significant difference between the 4200/5400 rpm models in performance or any of these factors.
iNetwork said:
1. Not everybody can afford a powerbook
2. 1.33 15" Powerbooks aren't that much better than 1.2 ibooks--especially to justify the cost. IMO Powerbooks are status symbols. I leave symbols to the symbol minded.
3. The next generation of ibooks will be faster than this generation powerbooks--this has proven to be true especially in the recent past.
4. If you're serious about performance you'd buy a Powermac
I think the 7200 rpm drive would significantly improve your performance. Hard drives ARE the limiting factor in all notebooks. It will result in faster program load and boot times. (not saying it's the only factor but it's got the slowest access times) Yes, it will void your warranty and if there are any recalls it will eliminate you from them. <--Something worth keeping in mind considering that