Please compare the Powerbook G4/1.67GHz 17" vs Powerbook G4/800 MHz 15"
Thanks - Glen
Powerbook G4/1.67GHz 17" (#M9689LL/A) -- Released January, 2005 Powerbook G4/800 MHz 15" (#M8592LL/A ) -- Released April, 2002
Specifications:
Powerbook G4/1.67GHz 17" has:
109% Faster processor clock speed - - 1.67GHz vs 800MHz
100% More L2 processor cache - - 512K vs 256K
109% Faster L2 processor cache - - 1.67GHz vs 800MHz
26% Faster system bus - - 167MHz vs 133MHz
PC2700 (333MHz) DDR SDRAM memory vs PC133 SDRAM memory
100% More maximum RAM memory - - 2GB vs 1GB
More advanced graphics card - - ATI Mobility Radeon 9700 vs ATI Mobility Radeon 7500
300% More graphics memory - - 128MB vs 32MB
150% More hard drive capacity - - 100GB vs 40GB
29% Faster hard drive rotation speed - - Ultra ATA/100; 5400 rpm vs ATA/66 4200 rpm
More advanced optical drive SuperDrive (DVD±RW/CD-RW) vs Combination drive (DVD-ROM/CD-RW)
391% faster wireless networking - - 54-Mbps AirPort vs 11-Mbps AirPort
100% More FireWire ports - - 2 vs 1
100% Faster FireWire port - - 1@800 Mbps vs 400 Mbps
3900% Faster USB ports - - 480Mbps vs 12Mbps
19% Higher screen resolution - - 1440 x 900 vs 1280 by 854
10% Less battery life - - 4.5 hours vs 5 hours
28% More weight - - 6.9 lbs (3.1 kg) vs 5.4 pounds (2.4 kg)
Powerbook G4/1.67GHz 17" - additional features not found on other machine:
Hard drive Sudden Motion Sensor
Built-in Bluetooth 2.0+EDR (Enhanced Data Rate)
FireWire 800 Port
Optical Audio In/Out
Illuminated fiber-optic, backlit keyboard with ambient light sensor
Powerbook G4/800 MHz 15" - additional features not found on other machine:
L3 cache - 1 MB DDR @ 200 MHz
Initial price difference: Powerbook G4/1.67GHz 17" $500 less - - $2,699 vs $3,199 Current price difference: Powerbook G4/1.67GHz 17" $896 more - - $1,995 vs $1,099 Computer Trade In Program
Performance
In Performance the Powerbook G4/1.67GHz 17" ....
Processor - 126% faster
Graphics Gaming (processor) - 55% faster
Copy Many Files - 120% faster
Copy Single Large File - 68% faster
QuickTime Encode - 112% faster
Word Macro - 77% faster
Excel Macro - 62% faster
Battery time - 4% less
A note on performance. Because of the time difference between when we tested these two machines, we are not able to provide you with detailed performance data, and some of the scores above are estimates based on adjusted, original data.
If you would like details on how we arrived at the performance numbers stated above, contact us with your specific question(s)
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