should I go eMac or iBook G4 first?

[Zech Marquis]

Naturally with Panther being released this past weekend, I went to my local CompUSA to check it out. BUT, now I face a question--spend $130 on Panther, and install on my Imac, OR save that money since I have no problems with Jaguar, ad go for an eMacat $799 OR the new iBook G4 at $1099? I could have the eMac by or right after Christmas, the iBook G4 after New Year's. AND they'll both have Panther installed.

I am sick of the wires, WiFi looks very promising. But that 17 inch monitor and speakers...I'd only need to add more memory and the swirl stand. I'm still leaning towards the iBook...

[BlackVelvetElvis]

1. the way things look

go with whatever is the most upgradeable (RAM) and the fastest processor.
The portability of the iBook is attractive; I wish I had one. I wish I had the choice.

[Endangered Specie]

3. If you want a real computer... dont get a Mac

MACINTOSH:
Many
Applications
Crash
If
Not
Then
Operating
System
Hangs

;-)

[wheresthemind]

21. obviously you have not used OSX

most stable OS out there!

[Flying_Pig]

2. Go for the G4. Laptops are where the world is going ..

n/t

[LeftPeopleFinishFirst]

4. Get the iBook

no question.

[Don_G]

5. So Where's The G5 Powerbook?

Inquring "road-warriors" with a Dell 2.8 GHz Intel/DVD-Burner "Notebook" with a legal notice from Micro$haft whant to know "why" and when can I escape?

I guess "Mike Dell" never told M$ about the Inspiron 8500 and three extra batteries I bought nor the Canon i70 Printer and my opinion of "customer support" origonating in India.

I hoped he liked my money as much as I used to like "his" customer support....

[billbuckhead]

6. There's probably not going to be a G5 powerbook

It would run way too hot. But not to worry G4's have a way to go.

[onehandle]

8. Naysayers said that about G4 PowerBooks too...

Mine is two years old this month.

Most insider rumors say at the end of next Summer. One reads trade "rumblings" to hint at January. Hope so. I'm ready for a bump up.

[Atlant]

14. With each "shrink", processors get faster, draw less power per transistor

> There's probably not going to be a G5 powerbook; It would run way too hot.

While this is probably true today, with every semiconductor process "shrink", processors get faster and they draw less power per transistor.

(Whether they draw less power overall is a design decision.)

My point is that while today's G5 (PowerPC-970) processor may
draw too much power to make for reasonable use in a notebook,
this probably won't be true in 18 months or so when it has been
"shrunk" to the next step in semiconductor process technology.

At that point, G5 notebooks will probably become a reality and
we'll start seeing "dual-core" PowerPC chips in desktops, leading
to 4-way multiprocessors in desktops. (IBM's big AIX/Linux servers
today fit four dual-core PowerPC chips on a single "Multi-Chip-
Module" (MCM), giving you eight-way multiprocessing per MCM.
They then fit between two and four MCMs per big circuit card
and multiple circuit cards per box, toping out at something
like a 128-way or 256-way multiprocessor. That would make one
heck of a Mac!

Atlant

[southerngirlwriter]

7. My iBook is the biggest blessing in my life....

....I can write anywhere, do anything I want wireless, and it's lightning-fast. You'll never regret the iBook.

[onehandle]

10. I'd apply that logic to any of Apple's "books"...

The portable is the machine of choice. Digital freedom.

[BigMcLargehuge]

9. go with the eMac unless you really need the portability

those machines are rock solid.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

11. My iBook is so old that it has the clamshell case

but I still find myself using it more than my iMac (which is even older).

Those G4 iBooks are very tempting...

Still, I like having two computers, since my livelihood depends on thsm. When my iMac's hard disk died a couple of months ago, I was EXTREMELY glad that a) I had backed up my important stuff on the iBook before moving and b) I had the iBook to work with while the iMac was in the shop.

Maybe an eMac and an iBook would be the ticket...

[Atman]

13. If you can do both...

You can get an eMac and an iBook for about what a decent iBook or iMac used to cost. I'd get both. The new OS will automatically keep them both synced, even.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

15. Almost right

My iMac and iBook each cost about $1600. Getting an eMac and a new iBook with AirPort cards and extra memory would be closer to $2000, but that's still way cheaper than $3200.

[Atman]

16. Wrong em boyo

Apple made some serious upgrades and price cuts with the newest line.

eMac costs $799.

iBook costs $1099.

Of course, you can add on to anything to increase the price. But you'll get one hell of a Mac for $1600 these days.

[Zech Marquis]

17. I'll kep my current iMac

it's still running great, but I want wireless and the freedom to go wherever I want :D

[Lydia Leftcoast]

19. I meant $2000 all together, not

$2000 each.

[alfredo]

18. My wife's eMac is great.

and rock solid as you say.

[Atlant]

12. Go laptop -- you won't regret it. (NT)

[Deja Q]

20. Wireless, eh? Tell me where you live, I'll drive by and get some

free internet while parked outside. :evilgrin:

Stick with the wires, unless you have a lot of cats.