powerbook 550 vs. 667

[mojo_pin]

I'm getting a new powerbook and i was wondering just how different the 550 is from the 667. i know there is about a 800 dollar price difference but i was currious if it was really worth it to go the distance and spring for the extra speed.
thanks

chris

[K-Chuck]

The extra speed is not just in the processor, but in the system bus. The 667MHz has a 133MHz system bus, whereas the 550MHz has a 100MHz system bus. This is probably the most important diference with respect to multimedia recording.

The 667 also comes with more memory (256MB vs. 128MB) and a bigger hard drive (30GB vs 20GB). The An airport card is also included with the 667.

[Lama]

The system buss will make a difference in almost everything you do, so I'd opt for the faster buss. Doesn't help to have a faster processor if its being bottlenecked by the system bus.

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