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I'm looking at the new 15" PowerBooks wondering if it's worthwhile to upgrade. I bought this one last August, and it appears that the only gain possible for me is about 20% faster CPU (1.5Ghz G4 vs 1.25Ghz), and a faster 3d GPU with more RAM. (128M 9700 instead of the 64M 9600 this box has.)

Then, I'd spend a week copying everything over and getting my applications and settings cloned, and that's about it. Then, I could sell my current Powerbook for $2k or so, and deal with the hassle of shipping, etc.

I see why Mac people upgrade every three to five years, instead of the annual or biennial routine of PC owners. It's expensive, and the incremental gain just isn't worthwhile. I figure an upgrade on a personal level (ie., desktop or laptop, not an application server) is only worth doing if you can get at least a 100% improvement. Since the HD is the same (5400RPM 80GB) I'm not going to see that improvment.

I guess I can put my pennies into the G5 Powerbook fund.

As an aside, Bob Cringely should study his logical fallacies. I hate when people make arguments like that.

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