G4 iBook or G4 iMac

[Freak74]

I can't decide on which one I should get!!!!
Here's the break down of what I'm looking to get:

iBook:

256MB DDR266 (128MB built-in & 128MB SO-DIMM)
60GB Ultra ATA drive
Combo Drive (DVD-ROM/CD-RW)
Bluetooth Module
Keyboard/Mac OS X - U.S. English
14.1-inch TFT XGA display
933MHz PowerPC G4
ATI Mobility Radeon 9200 w/ 32MB DDR video memory

Total price: $1399

iMac:

Summary

256MB DDR333 - 1 DIMM
80GB Ultra ATA drive
Bluetooth Module
Keyboard/Mac OS X - U.S. English
15-inch flat panel LCD
1GHz PowerPC G4
Combo Drive (DVD-ROM/CD-RW)
NVIDIA GeForce4 MX
w/ 32MB video memory
? Apple Keyboard
? Apple Mouse
? Apple Pro Speakers

Total price: $1349

Please help me decide. Which would you buy?

[StrongBad]

I'd get the iBook. Laptops are just so much cooler. I wish I had one...



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[pixelate]

Personally, the iBook.

[BWS-1]

I'd go for the iBook too. It kills me to have to move my box around where ever I go ... besides, iBooks are just awesome. I hope they have a better AC adpater than the one my friend had on an iBook 500 Mhz ... that damn peice of $!@# fried and I don't think you'd want to pay the price of an other AC adapter, those things are freakin' expencive.

[neko-chan]

iBook. It's better to get more RAM than 256 MB, because OS X Panther runs helluva fast with 384 MB or so.

Also, consider that it's better if you get the extra RAM now, because if you want to increase the iBook's amount of RAM later, the second bank of 128 MB has to be removed from the computer (iBook has just two slots, so one of the two 128 MB units will become useless).

[Freak74]

Excellent point on the ram. Thanks ^_^

[Aunt_Betty]

If you are going to cram it with games get a G4 iMac.If you are going to use it for orginazation or just to look cool get the iBook.I have an eMac and I LOVE it. I want an iBook...

[Freak74]

I was gonna cram it with porn j/k. I'm not a huge computer gamer. I want a Mac for Photoshop, Illustrator and music. Plus I work on Macs all the time. The new Panther OS will take some getting used to. Oh, yeah...I would look very stylish with an iBook.



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[Blenjar]

I'd go for a ibook since i already own a 17" iMac A( wish I had a 20" now!!) but yea, you can get better ibook and at lower price. With superdrive. Get a Superdrive.

[Suppa_Buddha]

I've used both. My photography class has like 30 G4s and my cousins owns the iBook. I'd go G4