1.8GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor vs 1.5 Ghz Power Pc G4

I have a Powerbook G4 15 and am considering switching to the Air. Can anyone tell me the magnitude of the performance increase between these two? 1.8GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor vs 1.5 Ghz Power Pc G4

Mucho faster!
Seriously though, if you get the 1.8 SSD it will be like greased lightning compared to the PowerBook G4. I still have an old 1.25GHz PowerBook G4 for my son that the case got cosmetically damaged on (though it still runs fine). There's no comparison, the MBA just blows it away in every measurement. I would say boot time is at least 5x faster. Apps launch 5x faster and general app execution is probably around 4x faster.
And the screen is much better too!

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