Another *possible* advantage of the Sony would be the integrated cameara.
However, the new iSight from Apple probably produces better images and for $1800 (12"PB w/SuperDrive) + $150 iSight even without discounts the machine comes in at a lower price, in addition to getting
*DVD burner
*extra two inches of screen, give or take
*OS X and iLife, etc. etc.
*FireWire
Hmm, doens't seem much like a PowerBook killer at all.
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Whether you believe the 12" PB has a heat problem or not, in any case, the heat is not from the cpu-- it's the hard disk that causes the trouble.
Check out the schematics-- the heat comes from the lower left corner. That's the hard drive, not the processor.
The heat from the G4 isn't even noticeable. If you have something to complain about, it's from the hard drive.
Another *possible* advantage of the Sony would be the integrated cameara. However, the new iSight from Apple probably produces better images and for $1800 (12"PB w/SuperDrive) + $150 iSight even without discounts the machine comes in at a lower price, in addition to getting *DVD burner *extra two inches of screen, give or take *OS X and iLife, etc. etc. *FireWire Hmm, doens't seem much like a PowerBook killer at all.