[Ti] TiBook Gigabit Ethernet Replacement advice sought

[Barbara Needham]

Arjan Bos on 5/9/07 said

>Dear list,
>
>I've been part of this list since I bought my TiBook 667 Gigabit  
>Ethernet in March 2002. I've always valued the collective wisdom of  
>its crowd[1]. And now the time has come for me to sap into this wisdom.
>
>I would very much like to replace my TiBook with something brand-new  
>and shiny and I'm contemplating between the various MacBook and  
>MacBook Pro options available. I use mine for administration, excel,  
>word, pages, iPhoto, iWeb and some java development of a client- 
>server app which runs a PostgreSQL data base. I'm contemplating  
>learning Objective C and using XCode.
>
>I would very much value your input on the following points,  
>especially on the Rosetta performance.
>
>Apps: Does Microsoft Office under Rosetta outperform my TiBook? Will  
>it outperform my PowerMac G4 1.42Ghz dp?
>Does the PowerMac G4 run Photoshop CS faster or slower than a MacBook  
>or MacBook Pro?
>
>Hard disk: should I go for speed or size?
>Video: Should I go for the MBP [2]
>Screen: Do I really want glossy? Do I need a 17", or will the MacBook  
>screen be suffficient?

Best bargain is the MacBook pro. either size screen [not the great big
one though].
Enough more power than the MacBook to make it worth while.

I didn't like the glossy screen when we looked at it.