--- In logic-users@yahoogroups.com, "Tony Perretta" <bambony@h...> wrote: > > However, the PowerBook > > allows your external monitor to be a "second" monitor in addition to > > the PowerBook screen whereas the iBook only allows the external > > monitor to show exactly what is on the iBook screen. That alone is > > worth getting the PowerBook IMHO, plus the PowerBook has a slightly > > faster system bus and a line in, which I am not sure the iBook has. > > > > Take care > > Jesse Widener > > I would say that dual screen functionality is NOT worth something like 60% > of the price of an ibook, but what do I know ... I myself am thinking of the > 12" ibook as a reasonable route into the world of Mac. > > Tony Perretta My iBook lets me either mirror the built-in LCD or use the external monitor as an extended desktop. It does so because I ran Screen Spanning Doctor. I don't know if it works with all iBooks, but Screen Spanning Doctor from http://macparts.de/ibook/ changed the nvRAM settings on my iBoook to get me the PowerBook-like Dual-Screen capability. My iBook is a 640MB 1GHz 14" iBoook G4. Note that the 14" screen is of significantly lower resolution than on a PowerBook. The 12" and 14" iBoook screens are both 1024x768, but the 14" has larger, fuzzier pixels than the 12". Don't forget that the iBook has no built-in audio input other than a built-in microphone (not a mic jack -- a mic is in the frame surrounding the screen). I'm just starting with LE7, but so far the 640MB 1GHz iBook G4 is working well with LE7.