If I read you correctly, you sounded confused that an iBook would have a faster processor than your Tibook. I'm just point out that raw clock speed isn't the only indicator of processing power. A chip at a lower clock speed can actually be much faster than one at a higher clock speed, if the rest of its technology is superior. A G4 will always be much more powerful than a G3, regardless of what the raw MHz speed rating is. In other words, yes your Tibook was much more powerful.
EDIT: Good example is my 6-yr-old PC at home has a 3.2 GHz chip in it. But a modern chip with half the GHz blows it away because it is manufactured for much more efficiency, programmed to support more advanced instruction sets, and has overall superior technology.
Last edited by donikatz; 09/08/09 09:42 PM.
