The following prerelease information provided by Johnny Applespeed, where a more complete report will be posted shortly
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Tuesday, January 31, 2006
Hi Wade,
This is an initial response to your comparison request. It contains some basic performance comparisons and links to where you will find more related information. A full, detailed comparison will follow.
iMac 20" G5/2.1GHz vs 14" iBook G3/900mhz
iMac 20" G5/2.1GHz (#MA064LL/A) -- Released October , 2005
iBook 14" G3/900mhz (#M9009LL/A ) -- Released April, 200
Specifications info
iMac 20" G5/2.1GHz
http://macspeedzone.com/html/hubs/specs/imac/oct_05.shtml
iBook 14" G3/900mhz
http://macspeedzone.com/html/hubs/specs/ibook/april-03-nov-02.shtml
Initial price difference: iMac 20" G5/2.1GHz $200 more - - $1,699 vs $1,499
Current price difference: iMac 20" G5/2.1GHz $600 more - - $1,499 vs $899
http://macreviewzone.com/html/reviews/guides/hardware/imac.shtml#g5
http://macreviewzone.com/html/reviews/guides/hardware/ibook.shtml#14
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Performance
In Performance the iMac 20" G5/2.1GHz is ....
Processor - 150% faster
Graphics Card - 1118% faster
http://www.cinebench.com/
Graphics Processor - 185% faster
Graphics Gaming - 257% faster
Copy (many files) - 281% faster
Copy (Single large file) - 331% faster
A note on performance. Because of the time difference between when we tested these two machines, some the scores above are estimates based on adjusted, original data
More performance information
How Fast Is The Power Mac Dual G5/2.0GHz Compared To The iMac G5/2.1GHz 20"
http://macreviewzone.com/html/reviews/guides/appleseed/05/applespeed_11_22.shtml
How Fast Is The iMac G5/2.1GHz 20" Compared To The Power Mac G5/1.6GHz
http://macreviewzone.com/html/reviews/guides/appleseed/05/applespeed_11_28.shtml
How Fast Is The Power Mac Dual G5/2.0GHz Compared To The iMac G5/2.1GHz 20"
http://macreviewzone.com/html/reviews/guides/appleseed/05/applespeed_11_22.shtml
How Fast Is The iMac 20" G5/2.1GHz Compared To The eMac G4/700 MHz
http://macreviewzone.com/html/reviews/guides/appleseed/06/applespeed_1_14.shtml
Hands On Performance Report - G3/800 iBook To PowerBook G4/1GHz
Reviews
iMac 20" G5/2.1GHz Reviews
Macworld
http://www.macworld.com/2005/11/reviews/imacg5rev/index.php/?lsrc=mwrevrss
PC Magazine
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,1881533,00.asp
Time Magazine
http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1127766,00.html
PC World
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20051105/tc_pcworld/123439
More information & Reviews
http://macspeedzone.com/html/hubs/central/imacs/iMac.shtml
iBook 14" G3/900mhz More information & Reviews
http://macspeedzone.com/html/hubs/central/archive/05/ibook_02.shtml
Additional Resources
iMac InfoZone
http://macspeedzone.com/html/hubs/central/imacs/iMac.shtml
iMac Performance
http://macspeedzone.com/html/hardware/machine/comparison/desktop/imac/index.shtml
iMac Performance vs Others
http://macspeedzone.com/html/hardware/machine/comparison/all/index.html
iMac Buyer's Guide
http://macreviewzone.com/html/reviews/guides/hardware/imac.html
iMac Specs & Features
http://macspeedzone.com/html/hubs/specs/imac/imac.shtml
iMac Discussision Thread
http://macreviewzone.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=878
iMac Reviews
http://macreviewzone.com/html/reviews/magazine/hardware/computers.php
Apple's iMac Page
http://www.apple.com/imac/
Apple's Previous iMac Specification Details
http://www.info.apple.com/support/applespec.html
iBook Info Zone
http://www.macspeedzone.com/html/hubs/central/ibooks/ibook.shtml
iBook Performance
http://macspeedzone.com/html/hardware/machine/comparison/portable/powerbook/index.shtml
iBook Performance vs Others
http://macspeedzone.com/html/hardware/machine/comparison/all/index.html
iBook Buyer's Guide
http://macreviewzone.com/html/reviews/guides/hardware/ibook.html
iBook Specs & Features
http://macspeedzone.com/html/hubs/specs/ibook/ibook.shtml
iBook Reviews
http://macreviewzone.com/html/reviews/magazine/hardware/powerbooks.php
iBook Discussion Forum
http://macreviewzone.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=908
Apple's iBook Web Pages
http://www.apple.com/ibook/
Apple's Previous iBook Specification Details
http://www.info.apple.com/support/applespec.html
Also search at MacReviewZone/MacSpeedZone on the following part numbers MA064LL or M9009LL which should turn up additional information
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http://macreviewzone.com
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Regards,
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On Jan 26, 2006, at 6:48 PM, Wade wrote:
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Hi. I would like to see a comparison between a 14" iBook G3/900mhz and the current 20" iMac G5/2.1ghz. I mostly use the iLife applications, burn CD's, games, etc. I know the iMac will absolutely cream the iBook, but I am curious just how much faster it is. Please email me if you need any more information. Thanks!
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