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Which one?

  • M3 MacBook Air

    Votes: 4 36.4%
  • G3 iBook

    Votes: 8 72.7%

  • Total voters
    11

TSE

macrumors 601
Original poster
Jun 25, 2007
4,024
3,529
St. Paul, Minnesota
Hey guys, in a bit of a dilemma...

I'm in the market for a new laptop, and I can't decide between my two final choices. Either a brand new MacBook Air M3 or the iBook G3.

The M3 is faster, has a better screen, is lighter, and longer battery life, but the G3 has more ports, a Combo Drive, and is much more affordable.

Any recommendations?
 

Chuckeee

macrumors 68040
Aug 18, 2023
3,006
8,629
Southern California
It has gotten more difficult to cruise the internet using a PowerPC. Do you intend stand alone operations or will you be attaching to a network?
 

JustAnExpat

macrumors 65816
Nov 27, 2019
1,009
1,012
Don't forget about the handle on the G3 (I'm assuming iBook G3) !!

But in all seriousness, the G3 was a great machine in its time, but I don't think most websites would work because there's no modern browsers for it :(
 
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