Which iBook?

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Chris1127

macrumors newbie

Original poster

• Jan 16, 2004

• #1

First, I would LOVE to have a PowerBook, but they're just too expensive. So please don't try to tempt me with it. 😉

Second, a 12" screen is kinda cramped, a little small for watching DVDs, and all that.

So I've narrowed things down to the 14" iBook. And now to my question. Is it really worth spending $150 for the extra 67MHz? I won't be doing too much processor-intensive stuff, just web-surfing, a little Photoshop maybe, some web-dev, some gaming, etc. Any thoughs to help me make up my mind would be greatly appreciated!

 

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niter

macrumors 6502

• Jan 16, 2004

• #2

Get the cheaper iBook and buy RAM with the saved money. I have the 12" and it is slower than both, but super fast for me.

 

latergator116

macrumors 68000

• Jan 16, 2004

• #3

Id say go for the the 933mhz one. I don't think there will be any noticaable difference from the 1ghz iBook. Use the extra money you saved to get some ram, and it will be faster than the 1ghz iBook.

Edit: niter beat me to it.😉

 

jxyama

macrumors 68040

• Jan 16, 2004

• #4

i don't think it's worth it, but the 1 GHz model comes with a bigger HD.

 

IDANNY

macrumors 6502a

• Jan 16, 2004

• #5

Add the ram

It will the best if you add ram like everyone else said

 

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flahiker

macrumors member

• Jan 16, 2004

• #6

If you buy from Apple, spend the extra $50 and upgrade the HD. I would not sweat the extra MHz.

 

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mms

macrumors 6502a

• Jan 16, 2004

• #7

IMO the 30GB HD that comes with the 12 inch would be enough if that's all you'll be doing with it. Unless you're planning to edit video a lot or something that takes up a whole lot of space, that would be enough. Don't bother upgrading the HD.

 

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thehuncamunca

macrumors 6502

• Jan 16, 2004

• #8

i'd just upgrade the HD to 60 GB which is an extra 50
save the 100 cause a ram upgrade will help out a lot more than 67 Mhz