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About this siteFor six years, the Internet Nexus served as my technology blog, but I've since started blogging at the SuperSite Blog instead. If you're looking for the blog, please head there. --Paul Wednesday, October 22, 2003iBook G4 12-inch vs. PowerBook G4 12-inchThe iBook costs about $500 less than the PB. So what's the difference? One obvious difference I missed initially is that the iBooks can't be equipped with a SuperDrive; for that feature, you'll need the pro-oriented PB-12 or better. The iBook features 10/100 Ethernet, not 1 Gb. An apparently, the iBooks feature what's referred to as the "old" G4 processor, not the "new" one used in the latest iMac and PBs. What's the difference? The new G4 features a large L3 cache, but no L2 cache (which is apparently superior to the old style); the old G4 has L2 cache but no L3 cache. What all this adds up to is simple: The iBook looks decent, but Apple is clearly holding it back so it won't canibalize PB G4 sales. That's a shame. At the very least, I wish I could get the fastest iBook processor in the 12-inch model. [ Posted at 8:07 PM | Permalink ]
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