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Wednesday, November 9, 2005
Ask Johnny AppleSpeed - How Fast Is The PowerBook G4/1.67GHz 17" Compared To The PowerBook G4/1GHz 15"
Please compare the PowerBook G4/1GHz 15" vs PowerBook G4/1.67GHz 17". Mostly interested in multitasking, running a lot of apps at once as a desktop replacement. Photoshop is the biggest of the lot
Thanks - Dean
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PowerBook G4/1GHz 15" (#M8859LL/A) -- Released November, 2002
PowerBook G4/1.67GHz 17" (#M9689LL/A ) -- Released January, 2005
Specifications:
The G4/1.67GHz 17" has:
67% faster processor clock speed - - 1.67GHz vs 1GHz
100% larger L2 Cache - - 512k vs 256k
67% faster L2 processor cache - - 1.67GHz vs 1GHz
No L3 Cache - - Zero vs 1MB
26% faster system bus - - 133MHz vs 167MHz
PC2700 memory vs PC133
100% More maximum RAM memory - - 2GB vs 1GB
More advanced graphics card - - ATI Mobility Radeon 9700 vs ATI Mobility Radeon 9000
100% more Graphics memory - - 128MB vs 64MB
67% More drive capacity - - 100GB vs 60GB
29% faster hard drive rotation speed - - 5400 rpm vs 4200 rpm
More advanced optical drive - - DVD-ROM/CD-RW vs DVD±RW/CD-RW
390% faster wireless networking - - 54-Mbps AirPort Extreme vs AirPort 11Mbps
3900% faster USB ports - - 480 Mbps vs 12 Mbps
100% more FireWire ports - - 2 vs 1
100% faster FireWire port - - 800 Mbps vs 400 Mbps
19% higher Graphics resolution - - 1440 by 900 vs 1280 by 960
28% more weight - - 6.9 lbs (3.1 kg) vs 5.4 pounds (2.4 kg)
14% more battery time
PowerBook G4/1.67GHz 17" additional features not found on other machine:
Built-in Bluetooth 2.0+EDR
Hard drive Sudden Motion Sensor
Optical digital audio output/input
Initial price difference: $300 - - $2,999 vs $2,699
Current price difference: PowerBook G4/1.67GHz $700 more - - $1,999 vs $1,299
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More specifications info
PowerBook G4/1.67GHz 17"
PowerBook G4/1GHz 15"
Performance
Processor - the PowerBook G4/1.67GHz is 77% faster
Graphics Gaming - the PowerBook G4/1.67GHz is 85% faster
Hard drive performance Single File - the PowerBook G4/1.67GHz is 94% faster (estimate)
Hard drive performance Multi- File - the PowerBook G4/1.67GHz is 105% faster (estimate)
QuickTime Encode - the PowerBook G4/1.67GHz is 49% faster
Photoshop Render - the PowerBook G4/1.67GHz is 32% faster
Photoshop WorkFlow - the PowerBook G4/1.67GHz is 35% faster
Word Macro - the PowerBook G4/1.67GHz is 45% faster
A note on performance. The PowerBook is not a powerful replacement for a Power Mac Tower. If you are in a production type environment, or are running multiple resource intensive processes at once (QuickTime encode and Photoshop filter sequence .. for instance), a dual processor, or dual core Tower, will chew through the data a lot faster than the PowerBook. The main advantage of the PowerBook is its portability.
If you would like details on how we arrived at the performance numbers stated above, contact us with your specific question(s)
More performance information
The SpeedZone: Performance Tests On 2004/2005 Macs
The Performance Of The New 12 Inch PowerBook Compared To 13 Other Laptops
The MacComparisonZone: 12 Inch G4/1.33 GHz PowerBook vs 15 Inch G4/1 GHz PowerBook
Performance Comparison Data Between A PowerBook G4/1.67 GHz And iMac G5/2.0 GHz
Reviews
PowerBook G4/1.67GHz 17"
MacAddict
Macworld
Macworld
ComputerWorld
PowerBook G4/1GHz 15"
MacAddict
MacUser UK
Macworld
Additional Resources
PowerBook InfoZone
PowerBook Performance
PowerBook Performance vs Others
PowerBook Buyer's Guide
Apple's PowerBook Page
Apple's Previous PowerBook Specification Details
PowerBook Discussision Thread
Also search at MacReviewZone/MacSpeedZone on the following part numbers M9843LL or M9835LL which should turn up additional information
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