ibook vs notebook - HELP :)

[Alphawolf]

Originally posted by Cleo
It all comes down to what you need a laptop for.

Yep.

Though, I am highly suspect of any platform that doesn't allow me to play ultra violent games.

Will Doom III and Half-Life II run under a Mac? I think the most intense game ever on a Mac was, er- MYST.

Jokin'.

BTW, if he bought a Win based system he can probably Dual boot from his favorite Linux varient.

Windows based laptops can be had with 128MB Video memory or in the case of that IBM:
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Video RAM std/max 64MB / 64MB
Description ATI Mobility FIRE GL 9000
Graphics type SXGA+
Video RAM type DDR SDRAM
Max resolution 2048x1536 16777216 colors
Max colors (with max video RAM) 16777216
Graphics bus interface AGP 4X
Max resolution external display 2048x1536 16777216 colors
Video on Planar Yes

ThinkPad T41p/R50p Mobile Workstation Certifications - 22 Dec 2003

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Not sure how much of a lead Mac's have in graphics these days.

This desktop system *does* awesome:

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,4149,1418475,00.asp

Still, it didn't blow away the Windows systems:

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,4149...,00.asp?kc=574

Would be cool to see a comparison between the most equal iBook and that IBM I have a chubby for.

Yeah- fun thread. In all honesty and prejudice aside, I am not sure what advantage a Mac has over a Windows system these days.