Apple PowerBook G4 (17-inch, SuperDrive) review

iTunes MP3 conversion
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In seconds

Power Mac G4-1.25GHz

27 

PowerBook G4-1.67GHz 17-inch

30 

iBook G4-1.33GHz 14.1-inch

37 

PowerBook G4-667GHz 15-inch

67 

Photoshop CS
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In minutes

Power Mac G4-1.25GHz

7.75 

PowerBook G4-1.67GHz 17-inch

8.83 

iBook G4-1.33GHz 14.1-inch

28.31 

PowerBook G4-667GHz 15-inch

36.7 

Unreal Tournament 2004
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In frames per second

Power Mac G4-1.25GHz

22.49 

PowerBook G4-1.67GHz 17-inch

22.13 

iBook G4-1.33GHz 14.1-inch

12.78 

PowerBook G4-667GHz 15-inch

11.82 

DVD movie battery-drain test
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In hours

iBook G4-1.33GHz 14.1-inch

3.9 

PowerBook G4-1.67GHz 17-inch

2.9 

PowerBook G4-667GHz 15-inch

2.8 

Edited by Justin Jaffe
Additional editing by Tom Espiner