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powerbook g4 12" vs 15" speed

 
Both of those computers can run at half CPU speed (DFS) to save power/battery. You could look under System Preferences/Energy Saver to see the settings. In general an SSD should be faster than a mechanical drive for file access. You can also open Activity Monitor to see what the computer is doing. Spotlight indexing has a knack for tying up the computer when you're trying to use it.
 
joevt said:
Geekbench 2?

I found these these:

PowerBook G4 (12-inch 1.5 GHz)
776 https://browser.geekbench.com/geekbench2/414
824 https://browser.geekbench.com/geekbench2/2932
852 https://browser.geekbench.com/geekbench2/2728864

PowerBook G4 (15-inch 1.67/1.5 GHz)
847 https://browser.geekbench.com/geekbench2/6733
930 https://browser.geekbench.com/geekbench2/9010
941 https://browser.geekbench.com/geekbench2/18774

You can compare two Geekbench scores like this:
https://browser.geekbench.com/geekbench2/compare/2728864/18774

But those are mostly for CPU tests. I'm not sure about disk tests. Maybe QuickBench 4.0?
https://68kmla.org/bb/index.php?threads/power-macintosh-g4-disk-drive-benchmark-roundup.45933/
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Xbench had tests for read and write speed of disks.
 
CPU speed will benchmark practically the same between 1.5GHz models, with the 15-inch generally having a slight edge.

Outside of CPU speed, the 15-inch models outspec the 12-inch in terms of;

1. Max memory config
2. GPU performance and capabilities
3. Ethernet speed
4. Firewire speed
5. Display resolution and aspect-ratio
6. Heat dispersion / cooling

Despite these points, and having owned all of the PowerBook G4 models, I prefer the 12-inch form factor, and would go to this to tinker instead of a 15-inch unit, but that's just me.
 
AphoticD said:
CPU speed will benchmark practically the same between 1.5GHz models, with the 15-inch generally having a slight edge.

Outside of CPU speed, the 15-inch models outspec the 12-inch in terms of;

1. Max memory config
2. GPU performance and capabilities
3. Ethernet speed
4. Firewire speed
5. Display resolution and aspect-ratio
6. Heat dispersion / cooling

Despite these points, and having owned all of the PowerBook G4 models, I prefer the 12-inch form factor, and would go to this to tinker instead of a 15-inch unit, but that's just me.
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Oh yeah, FireWire speed makes a big difference between them.
 
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