AWhiteFlame Posted February 19, 2006 Share Posted February 19, 2006 Hey guys. Last week I bought a few years old, Powerbook G4/500, 512 MB RAM, OS X 10.3.9 notebook off of ebay. It hasn't even arrived yet, I think it should get here around Wednesday. I'd like to get one of the iLife's but I'm not sure which to get. It is an older notebook, so I'm leaning toward iLife 05, but would iLife 06 run better for any reason? It has higher system requirements, so I'm assuming that it will be alot more sluggish on just a 500. Also, Panther v. Tiger? Any opinions? It comes with Panther, on this old of a notebook, keep Panther or upgrade to tiger? Any opinions? Thanks! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/9333-ilife-05-v-06/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Nonny Moose Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 Get iLife 06. Why, you ask? First off, no matter which version you get, GarageBand will choke your processor. Secondly, you get a new app in iWeb (which may or may not be a good thing). And the system is able to handle it, so why not go for it before Apple kills off G4 support, which will most likely happen within the next three years. In terms of the OS, go ahead and get Tiger. Again, the system will run it and should run it without any serious hangups. BUT do these things: 1. Get Shadowkiller and have it come up when you log in 2. Get TinkerTool and disable some of the eye candy of OS X (it's just eye candy and serves no real purpose) 3. Diable Dashboard (though the Terminal or through any third party solution, like TinkerTool) That's all I can think of right now. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/9333-ilife-05-v-06/#findComment-58589 Share on other sites More sharing options...
AWhiteFlame Posted February 20, 2006 Author Share Posted February 20, 2006 Hey there. Thanks for the reply, I'll definitely look into 06 and Tiger then. Just one question -- I rather like the Dashboard, I use the yahoo engine for windows and I'm awaiting KDE4 Mac Widget compatibility in the future for my linux boxes. Is dashboard a real system hog or would it run alright still if I kept that around? Thanks Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/9333-ilife-05-v-06/#findComment-58674 Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Nonny Moose Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 Dashboard is a RAM piggy, even when the widgets are in the background. I've found that Konfab/Yahoo Widgets has been somewhat less of a RAM hog, plus you can import nearly all of your Windows widgets. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/9333-ilife-05-v-06/#findComment-58770 Share on other sites More sharing options...
munky Posted February 21, 2006 Share Posted February 21, 2006 imho, panther was much faster than tiger until i upgraded my RAM on my pb 12'' g4 1.33Ghz. not sure how it would be on a machine like yours - if you get the chance, try both! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/9333-ilife-05-v-06/#findComment-59723 Share on other sites More sharing options...
AWhiteFlame Posted February 21, 2006 Author Share Posted February 21, 2006 I'll be receiving it tomorrow. Thanks for your input, guys Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/9333-ilife-05-v-06/#findComment-59959 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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