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post #1 of 14
8/20/05 at 4:29pm
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I currently have a 1.25ghz powerbook and was thinking of upgrading to a 1.67.

I need more power for java development and am concerned about performance. I'm actually also considering the hp nw8240 because size seems comparable. i like a light weight, 15in wide screen and think the powerbook is ideal for the but now i found the nw8240 which is similar.

thoughts?
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post #2 of 14
8/20/05 at 5:25pm
You won't really see much of a change going from 1.25 to 1.67.
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post #3 of 14
8/20/05 at 8:57pm
I disagree
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post #4 of 14
8/20/05 at 11:25pm
Um, okay...care to explain why? Otherwise circle don't get no square.
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post #5 of 14
8/21/05 at 12:06am
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I have read something similar about not much performance increase from a 1.33 to a 1.67...that's why I'm not sure about purchasing one.

It's hard to tell though how the conclusion was reached...so, if anyone has some concrete details that would help.
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post #6 of 14
8/21/05 at 1:10am
Truthfully, going from 1.25 to 1.67 you'll see, maybe, on something that takes 10 seconds at 1.25 will take 7 seconds on 1.67.
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post #7 of 14
8/21/05 at 11:49pm
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Originally Posted by Kakaze
You won't really see much of a change going from 1.25 to 1.67.
It's interesting point! I would appreciate if you give more details.

Perhaps I had to save a couple of hundreds of euros this spring and get the pervious 1.33GHz PB 12" instead of the current 1.5GHz?
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post #8 of 14
8/22/05 at 12:20am
What more details do you need? 420 megahertz is not a big jump at all.
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post #9 of 14
8/23/05 at 12:29am
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Originally Posted by Kakaze
What more details do you need? 420 megahertz is not a big jump at all.
well, I though that 30% increase in well noticeable. Am I wrong?
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post #10 of 14
8/23/05 at 12:49am
You'll notice it, but it won't be, like, in your face.
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post #11 of 14
8/23/05 at 12:49am
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I'm no expert, but in one thing I read someone claimed the 1.5ghz was only really a 1.4ghz so you wouldn't see anything going from 1.33 to 1.5. If that's true, I'd guess the same logic could be applied to the 1.67.
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post #12 of 14
8/23/05 at 12:51am
Whoever told you 1.5 is really 1.4 is an idiot.
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post #13 of 14
8/23/05 at 11:12am
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That may be. It was just a posting I found and I take those with a grain of salt, but for java development, I found this site interesting. The increase this person sees is negligible, and based on what other things I've read, there isn't complete agreement in how much faster the g4 1.5 and 1.67 processors are, but generally it seems you aren't getting as much of a performance boost as you might think. But I guess there are many factors that go into determining speed.

http://raibledesigns.com/wiki/Wiki.j...nceComparisons
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post #14 of 14
8/23/05 at 11:28am
I say the faster the better, up to a point. If your fixing to lay down for a new PB and are only goting to see a 30% increase in speed, I'd wait. That said, Apple should be rolling out their new intel based machines, so Id wait to see what they have to offer. Im not sure if it will be sooner are later, but thats what Im waiting on. That and Dells "Lexus" line of laptops
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