Trading ibook G4 for MacBook, is it worth it ?? Reason: Autocad on Windows

[igmolinav]

Hi,

I have a 12" ibook G4, and my sister a 1.83 GHz MacBook. She says, she would be willing to help me, by giving me her MacBook in exchange for my ibook G4.

My question is, is it worth it ?? Will it be fast ?? The only reason for this, is because I need to use Autocad on Windows. I mean, my ibook G4 is really great after three years.

Thank you very much, kind regards,

igmolinav

 

[GimmeSlack12]

Is this a trick question? Take the MB man. The iBook is way slower.

 

[11800506]

The graphics with the GMA 950 might not be able to handle Autocad though although I don't have any technical experience with it personally.

 

[gonyr]

Absolutely make the trade. As in, do it right now, before she changes her mind.

 

[drewsof07]

iBook used to have dedicated vram (32/64mb) but the newer macbook with integrated gpu will still be much faster. As long as you don't use photoshop or games on the macbook it will outperform the ibook every time.

 

[Abstract]

If I knew that my sister didn't know squat about computers, I probably wouldn't take this deal out of simple compassion. She's getting the s*** end of the stick, so to speak.

Great deal for you.

Bad for her.



I personally wouldn't do it, but it really depends on how much you like your sister.

 

[LouisBlack]

iBook used to have dedicated vram (32/64mb) but the newer macbook with integrated gpu will still be much faster. As long as you don't use photoshop or games on the macbook it will outperform the ibook every time.

How many times must we go over this? Photoshop is not accelerated with a discreet graphics card. It is completely dependant on CPU. GPU acceleration is only now being touted as a feature in CS4.

But back to the question, I agree with Abstract. You're really doing your sister a disservice. Your iBook is a very old model that may not even be able to upgrade to the next version of OS X. The Macbook is worth far more and is relatively future proof for the next few years.

At least throw in a bit of money to make it better for her.

 

[g4cubed]

Is this a trick question? Take the MB man. The iBook is way slower.

lmao

Anyways, as Abstract and Louis said you may be taking advantage of your sister. Just depends on your sisters situation with how/why she got that laptop and her uses/needs for the laptop.

Either way hope it works out for both.

 

[drewsof07]

How many times must we go over this? Photoshop is not accelerated with a discreet graphics card. It is completely dependant on CPU. GPU acceleration is only now being touted as a feature in CS4.

Up until CS3, PS was written for PPC if I'm not mistaken. And I don't know about him, but I cannot afford the latest version. CS2 is faster on my powerbook than mbp.