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Join Date: Aug 2004
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hi, i needed a little help.
i was debating between the 12" powerbook and the 12" ibook. i really just need battery life, mostly... SO my question is - which battery life is better? they say on the website 6 hours on the ibook 5 on the powerbook, but when it comes to real usage - like dvd playing just browsing and stuff... when it comes down to it, does the powerbook suck up batt? cuz my 15" does... thanks. |
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Join Date: May 2004
Location: Washington, DC
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moo: If battery life is your primary concern, the iBook will win by a small margin (maybe about half the theoretical 1 hour difference).
You should also have a look at the iBook and PowerBook fora on MacNN. The differences between the 12" 'Books has been hashed out there in several threads. I chose the PowerBook because of its video-out options, i.e. DVI-out and clamshell mode, because it came with AirPort and Bluetooth built-in, and because it is marginally smaller and lighter than the iBook (which I owned before). Escher I've been waiting for a true sub-PowerBook for more than 10 years. The 11-inch MacBook Air finally delivers on all counts! It beats the hell out of both my PowerBook 2400c and my 12-inch PowerBook G4 -- no contest whatsoever. |
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Join Date: Aug 2004
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hey thanks.
you know bout how much juice the 12" pb would pull? (that means how long will it last? ) |
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Right now the 12" PB comes in 1.33 GHz and the soon to be discontinued 1.0 GHz... Do you get MacMall catalogs in the mail?
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Apple Historian
Join Date: May 2004
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Do the PowerBooks still support clamshell mode?
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Join Date: Aug 2004
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nah, i keep moving around so i dont really get too much mail...
but yeah...i meant battery life, not speed... |
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Join Date: May 2004
Location: Chicago
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And I get about 4 hours on my 12" PB under light usage. |
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Join Date: Aug 2004
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4 hours light eh...
any ibook meters? |
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Join Date: May 2004
Location: Zone of Pain
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Yup. Looks like it to me. And I also get about 4 hours or a little more if I dim the display and am mostly just reading stuff online. The quality of this board depends on the quality of the posts. The only way to guarantee thoughtful, informative discussion is to write thoughtful, informative posts. AppleNova is not a real-time chat forum. You have time to compose messages and edit them before and after posting. |
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