That's a question for an Apple salesperson. PowerBooks are generally the
higher-end laptops, intended for serious "business" use etc. iBooks are
the lower-end, intended for students and the like, priced accordingly
too.
IMHO, the iBook G3s are sexier than the iBook G4s which are completely
white. The G3s (keyboards primarily) are a semi-transparent white which
looks much better to me. Check out apple.com's store's "Special Deals"
(down the page on the left, red tag "SAVE") for their discontinued
(manufacturing only) merchandise. That's where I got my iBook G3 for
$700, a savings of about $500 off normal/original price. Looks like you
can get a PB G4 15" for only $1599 (regularly $2000+).
Anyways, that truly is a question for a salesperson, which I am not. I
can just offer a Linux view on it all :-).
On Thu, 2004-03-25 at 08:44, Don Calfa wrote:
> Bill Jonas wrote:
>
> >On Thu, Mar 25, 2004 at 08:06:34AM -0700, Kevin wrote:
> >
> >
> >>Anyway, can you clarify? <dumb question> Is it possible to install
> >>Linux and OSX into separate partitions on a PowerBook and dual boot
> >>between them with Grub or something similar? I am assuming it's
> >>possible. </dumb question>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >The Linux bootloader for Macs is called yaboot and it's similar in
> >function to LILO and Grub (to my understanding). It only works on
> >new-world machines, which is what a PB G4 is. From what I've read,
> >old-world machines (anything beige or earlier) require BootX (which
> >requires MacOS) or Quik (which, according to the Gentoo PPC FAQ, has
> >problems with GCC 3, but does not require MacOS).
> >
> >I might try giving Gentoo or Debian a spin on this Mac I have. I made a
> >mistake earlier, I was trying Yellow Dog and not Gentoo. Strangely
> >enough, one of the two CDs #1 that I burned will mount and be read after
> >much whirring and other ado, but it still will not boot off of it.
> >
> >
> >
> What's the difference between the PB G4 and an iB G4? Aren't they the
> same except that the PB has a better Graphic card, more memory, etc...?
>
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