[P1] Panther on 366 iBook SE

[tinman]

Jay,

I did make the upgrade from Jag to Panther on the same setup you 
describe - iBook SE 366 / RAM maxed at 320 MB.  Overall, I would 
estimate (I don't have any actual benchmarks) about 15-20% improvement 
in basic system & Finder speed. Not only do I notice the speed boost, 
but things seem to be smoother in operation. I don't run Photoshop on 
this machine, but Office & Acrobat are still a little slow to load 
(although scrolling through documents is a little quicker). I don't use 
this machine as my main workhorse (that's what my G4 iMac is for) & am 
very happy with what it is. I don't get the eye candy, but I don't 
really care about that stuff. It's a trade off I have accepted for ease 
of use & stability.

My overall recommendation is this...if you are able to acquire it 
through an educational channel for $69, then it is a worthwhile upgrade 
from Jag. I don't know if I would drop the full upgrade price on it. If 
you are moving from OS9 & want to get into OSX, this is the upgrade you 
are looking for.

HTH

tinman


On Nov 2, 2003, at 1:32 PM, Jay Boshara wrote:

> So, to those of you with a 366 iBook SE who have upgraded to Panther 
> from
> Jaguar: How has your system and applications speed been affected by the
> upgrade?  Do all of your major applications (Office 10.1.5, Photoshop,
> InDesign, etc.) work on Panther?  (I know, I know -- my iBook is way 
> too
> slow to run Photoshop and InDesign well).  And Tinman, what is the MHz 
> speed
> of your iBook, and how much has its speed improved with Panther?
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