I read with interest the discussion of how there will "never" be good DVD playback on iBooks under Linux. However, this discussion predated the iBook 2001. The new higher-end iBooks have: * a 600 MHz G3 * a 100 MHz system bus Most everything else looks to be the same as the iBook2 (same amount of L2 cache, same video chipset and RAM). The iBook 2001 appeals strongly to me over the TiBook because: 1) it's MUCH cheaper 2) there is a combo DVD-ROM/CD-RW option available for it! (It completely blows my mind that this isn't an option on the TiBook.) 3) it's smaller However, I don't want to hear that I'm not going to be able to watch DVD's in real time under Linux on even a 600 MHz G3. That may be the case, though. How about it? Is the speed increase enough to make a difference? Or should I just wait another 6 months for Apple to cycle the hardware again? -- G. Branden Robinson | Q: How does a Unix guru have sex? Debian GNU/Linux | A: unzip;strip;touch;finger;mount; branden@debian.org | fsck;more;yes;fsck;fsck;fsck; http://people.debian.org/~branden/ | umount;sleep
Attachment:
pgpZSY3rCs7be.pgp
Description: PGP signature