Does the older external iSight Web Cam produce better quality video than the built-in iSight in current computers or is it about the same?

I am starting to do video blogging more and have built in iSight on my MacBook and MacBook Pro. I also have the old iSight external web cam that was made prior to them being built into the computers. I never used the external camera because when I bought it, web cam's weren't popular and I couldn't get anyone else to learn to use one to skype with me, plus back then... I had no idea nor no use for video blogging. Before I pull it out and try to learn how to use it, I was just wondering if anyone else has used it and whether the quality from the external camera is significantly better than the built in cameras - enough to warrant using it rather than the built in.
Thanks for any suggestions!

Notebooks
http://www.apple.com/support/isight
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISight
http://reviews.cnet.com/webcams/apple-isight/4505-6502_7-31297839.html

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