powerbook vs powermac
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First, your 5300 is a 100 mHz 603 processor with a 40Mhz bus speed. You can go up to 64 MB of RAM.
The PB 550c is an 040 processor with only 33mHZ speed and a 33Mhz bus speed. That is slower that what you have.
The PB 500 is a 603e processor that is 100 mHz but it's bus speed is only 33mHz and you can only upgrade the RAM to 40 MB.
Do you want portability or performance? The machine you have now is the best if you max out the RAM.
The PB 550c is an 040 processor with only 33mHZ speed and a 33Mhz bus speed. That is slower that what you have.
The PB 500 is a 603e processor that is 100 mHz but it's bus speed is only 33mHz and you can only upgrade the RAM to 40 MB.
Do you want portability or performance? The machine you have now is the best if you max out the RAM.
boy the optical drives in those old Ti's really sucked. Other than that, they're great. And if it's all the same cash to you, the Ti offers lots of power and mobility.
Tho old Ti's and even the not so old ones have kinda weak graphics cards in them. Is that a concern for you?
As for other stuff, you can put a second monitor, external keyboard and mouse, external drives, etc. You can make the Ti just about everything the tower can be, so it's all good.
If you're not sure which way to go, I always recommend the portable to anyone who can afford it. you won't know how it empowers you until you live it for a while.
Tho old Ti's and even the not so old ones have kinda weak graphics cards in them. Is that a concern for you?
As for other stuff, you can put a second monitor, external keyboard and mouse, external drives, etc. You can make the Ti just about everything the tower can be, so it's all good.
If you're not sure which way to go, I always recommend the portable to anyone who can afford it. you won't know how it empowers you until you live it for a while.
I really don't know what you can get for your machine, or what those TiBooks will run. But as far as I'm concerned, they're all the same speed. At most 10% speed difference between the processors. Worry about peripherals, RAM, reliability and cost before you worry about 10% processor speed.