PROS & CONS: Pismo G4

[alex_ant]

Originally posted by D*I*S_Frontman
As far as bus speed goes, the specs are the same on any TiBook before this last version. The new 667 & 800 mhz units have 133 mhz busses, but all the previous versions had 100 mhz bus speed--same as iBook and same as the Pismo.

The old (rev B) 667 had a 133MHz bus also. >=667MHz = 133MHz bus, <=550MHz = 100MHz bus

So buying a used 500mhz TiBook does not give you faster bus speed over a Pismo. It just gives you a better video memory system and a larger screen.

Actually the 500MHz TiBook has the same amount of video memory and the same video chip as the Pismo (8MB Rage 128 Mobility). You're right about the larger screen, though.

For audio apps, definitely go for the rev A. The 400MHz TiBook outperforms the 667MHz TiBook on many audio tasks. The rev B uses the MPC7440, which has crappy memory bandwidth. I'm not sure what the rev A uses, but whatever it is, it can often match or beat the higher-clocked 7440 in audio software benchmarks.

Alex