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is a MBA still better than PBG4?

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azngamer808

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i currently have a powerbook g4 (1.5 ghz, 512 mb ddr sdram). it's like 4 years old but it's still running decently well. but the lightness of the mba is really impressive to me and i was planning on buying something new anyways. is the entry level mba still going to be better than my current laptop?
 
azngamer808 said:
i currently have a powerbook g4 (1.5 ghz, 512 mb ddr sdram). it's like 4 years old but it's still running decently well. but the lightness of the mba is really impressive to me and i was planning on buying something new anyways. is the entry level mba still going to be better than my current laptop?
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Most definately... YES!

1) MBA uses Core 2 Duo (a 64-bit chip).
2) More Ram.
3) More Speed.

TEG
 
It's going to be quite a bit faster, but if you need Firewire, an expansion card slot, etc., then the question is moot.
 
your powerbook has a fsb of 167mhz, the MBA has an fsb of 667mhz, it'll do donuts around the powerbook.
 
thanks. i was pretty sure that would be the case since my laptop is so old, but just wanted to double check after seeing so many posts complaining about the mba lack of power.

one more question, how well, if at all, will boot camp run on a mba?
 
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