[Duo2400] Re: Al/PB-12" Production Model Testing

[Bill Fox]

It's not the hardware. The Apple Store's demo software had a modified 
Energy Saver preference panel that lacked the lower popup menu for 
switching processor performance from reduced to highest when the power 
adapter was plugged in. The 867 MHz I was testing ran at the reduced 
667 MHz no matter what I selected in the upper popup menu including 
"Highest Performance". I discovered this AFTER I had posted a review 
that said the 867 TiBook was slower than the 800 TiBook. :-(

I suspect this may also be the reason for Rob's slower than expected 
results.

On Monday, January 13, 2003, at 07:28 AM, francis.fitzpatrick at att.net 
wrote:

> Stupid question:
>
> Why are the demos different from the issue PBs?  Do you think that 
> they will be
> slower (older parts kludged together) or faster (let's use the 
> super-deluxe
> parts so people will think its faster)?
>
> FF
>> Rob used an Apple Demo at Macworld. We need to wait for someone to
>> benchmark an owned unit. He would have also had the same result if he
>> had benchmarked a demo at an Apple Store--I know this by personal 
>> (bad)
>> experience.
>>
>> On Sunday, January 12, 2003, at 10:36 PM, nilges at hotpop.com wrote:
>>
>>> Check out www.barefeats.com for for some non-spectacular
>>> becnhmarks of the new Powerbooks.
>>>
>>> I think I'll hold out for and IBM-powered 'Book.