ashish318 Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 I have an option to buy the following for about $900: 12" Powerbook G4 1.5 512 MB RAM 80 GB HDD Superdrive Brand new battery All accessories Warranty valid till end of Feb '07 I'm also getting the following additional stuff: Wired mighty mouse Original Office 2004 with the media Norton antivirus 10 for mac Targus carry bag Now the thing is that I already have a Macbook and a Hackintosh. I use the Macbook as my primary machine and the Hackintosh is running OS X server, but its mainly being used as a media server without any monitor attached to it. I intend to install Linux on the Hackintosh and use it as a full fledged file server. Also, I'm currently using the Macbook as a desktop replacement with it being hooked up to a Acer 19" widescreen monitor. The options that I have are to either buy this powerbook and use it as my desktop replacement at home (hooking it up to my monitor) or to max out the RAM in my Macbook and buy the applecare protection plan for the same. What makes more sense? I can't seem to decide as the powerbook looks like a good deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munky Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 you're crazy if you buy that powerbook, IMHO. i had a 1.33Ghz PBG4 12'', maxed out on ram (1.25gb) and I would no way go back to that after using a MacBook or MacBook Pro. you will notice a SERIOUS boost to your MacBook by installing another 1gb stick and therefore allowing it to run in dual-channel mode. The MacBook is MUCH faster than the PB, imho. also, buy a bigger HDD for the macbook! its a piece of {censored} to replace, so why not? 160Gb drives are becoming available.... or why not sell the MacBook and put that money and your $900 towards a MacBook Pro? refurbs are pretty cheap these days... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandmanfvrga Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 Yeah, munky is right. Now there are some nice small ibooks on ebay in the $500 range and my wife wants one, but she types term papers, surfs, and im's. Nothing else. For $900, you can go base Macbook and be better off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashish318 Posted December 8, 2006 Author Share Posted December 8, 2006 @ Munky: Agreed with all of your points. But what about the powerbook as a replacement for my hackintosh.. something that I would use on a day to day basis at home, never taking it on the road with me. For portable stuff, I would still have my Macbook which would also be my main machine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrks Posted December 11, 2006 Share Posted December 11, 2006 The PowerBook is a nice machine, but compared to the MacBook it's a bit slower. Maxing out the ram on your MacBook would be wiser choice. Another reason to stay away from the Powerbook would be the warranty, if anything dies on it, it'll cost quite a bit to replace, especially the labour! A great day to day desktop would be a refurbished mini off Apple. I just bought a used G4 mini, they're great little things. If your monitor has dual inputs you can share the screen with your MacBook, or you could get a simple KVM for the same effect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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