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PowerBook 15" G4/1.67GHz vs PowerBook 12" G4/1.33GHz
PowerBook 15" G4/1.67GHz (#M9677LL/A) -- Released January 2005
PowerBook 12" G4/1.33GHz (#M9184LL/A ) -- Released April, 2004
Specifications info
PowerBook 15" G4/1.67GHz
http://macspeedzone.com/html/hubs/specs/powerbook/powerbook.shtml
PowerBook 12" G4/1.33GHz
http://macspeedzone.com/html/hubs/specs/powerbook/4_04.shtml
Initial price difference: PowerBook 15" G4/1.67GHz $500 more - - $2,299 vs $1,799
Current price difference: PowerBook 15" G4/1.67GHzz $650 more - - $1,649 vs $999
http://macreviewzone.com/html/reviews/guides/hardware/powerbooks.shtml#15
http://macreviewzone.com/html/reviews/guides/hardware/powerbooks.shtml#12Inch
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Performance
In Performance the PowerBook 15" G4/1.67GHz is ....
Processor - 21% faster
Graphics (Card) - 65% faster
Graphics Gaming - 121% faster
Copy (many files) - 42% faster
Copy (Single large file) - 13% faster
More performance information
The SpeedZone: Performance Tests On 2004/2005 Macs
http://macspeedzone.com/html/hardware/machine/comparison/all/
PowerBook vs iBook ... Performance Comparison
http://macspeedzone.com/html/hardware/machine/comparison/portable/powerbook/index.shtml
Performance Comparison Data Between A PowerBook G4/1.67 GHz And iMac G5/2.0 GHz
http://macreviewzone.com/html/reviews/guides/individual/mixed/05/15_167pwbk_20_20imac.html
A PowerBook G4/1.5 GHz And PowerBook G4/1.67 GHz
http://macreviewzone.com/html/reviews/guides/individual/powerbook/05/15_15_16.shtml
12 Inch G4/1.33 GHz PowerBook vs 15 Inch G4/1.5 GHz PowerBook ... How Much Faster Is It
http://macreviewzone.com/html/reviews/guides/individual/04/powerbook/pwbk15-1.5-pwb12-1.33ghz.shtml
15 Inch G4/1.25 GHz PowerBook vs 12 Inch G4/1.33 GHz PowerBook
http://macreviewzone.com/html/reviews/guides/individual/04/powerbook/pwbk15-1.25-pwb12-1.33ghz.shtml
12 Inch G4/1.33 GHz PowerBook vs 15 Inch G4/1 GHz PowerBook
http://macreviewzone.com/html/reviews/guides/individual/04/powerbook/pwbk12_1.33_t_pwb15_1ghz.shtml
12 Inch G4/867 MHz PowerBook vs 12 Inch G4/1.33 GHz PowerBook
http://macreviewzone.com/html/reviews/guides/individual/04/powerbook/pwbk12-867-pwb12-1.33ghz.shtml
Reviews
PowerBook 15" G4/1.67GHz Reviews
Globe & Mail
Macworld
http://www.macworld.com/news/2005/03/25/pbreview/index.php
PCWorld
http://www.pcworld.com/resource/article/0,aid,119916,pg,1,RSS,RSS,00.asp
Macworld
http://www.macworld.com/2005/02/reviews/powerbookg4rev/index.php?lsrc=mcrss-0205
The Register
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/02/24/review_apple_pb_15in/
More information & Reviews
http://www.macspeedzone.com/html/hubs/central/powerbooks.html
PowerBook 12" G4/1.33GHz Reviews
NewsFactor
MacOpinion
http://www.macopinion.com/columns/roadwarrior/04/07/20/index.html
ComputerWorld
http://www.computerworld.com/softwaretopics/os/macos/story/0,10801,93110,00.html
Macworld
http://www.macworld.com/2004/05/reviews/g4powerbooks/
More information & Reviews
http://www.macspeedzone.com/html/hubs/central/archive/04/Ti_news_07.html
Additional Resources
PowerBook InfoZone
http://www.macspeedzone.com/html/hubs/central/powerbooks/Ti_news.html
PowerBook Performance
http://macspeedzone.com/html/hardware/machine/comparison/portable/powerbook/index.shtml
PowerBook Performance vs Others
http://macspeedzone.com/html/hardware/machine/comparison/all/
PowerBook Buyer's Guide
http://macreviewzone.com/html/reviews/guides/hardware/powerbook.html
PowerBook Specs & Features
http://www.macspeedzone.com/html/hubs/specs/powerbook/powerbook.shtml
PowerBook Reviews
http://macreviewzone.com/html/reviews/magazine/hardware/powerbooks.php
PowerBook Discussion Forum
http://macreviewzone.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=905
Apple's PowerBook Page
http://www.apple.com/powerbook/specs.html
Apple's Previous PowerBook Specification Details
http://www.info.apple.com/support/applespec.html
Also search at MacReviewZone/MacSpeedZone on the following part numbers M9677LL or M9184LL which should turn up additional information
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Johnny
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12 Inch PowerBook G4/1.33 GHz #M9184LL/A - SuperDrive
vs
15 Inch PowerBook G4/1.67 GHz #M9677LL/A - SuperDrive
I will be working in the iLife apps. Using iMovie and iDVD to create movies. As well as using iPhoto for picture editing and iTunes for music
Thank you,
Mark Merten
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