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Which G4 iBook to buy? - anonymouse1 - 10-31-2006
In the wake of the water spill into my wife's iBook, I'm looking at buying a used G4 iBook. I'm looking to spend as little as possible, certainly no more than $500 (any more than that and I might as well buy a Macbook).
So I'm wondering if there's any "sweet spot" before which it doesn't make sense to buy a G4 iBook--is there some point at which the bus speed goes up, video card changes, etc. Are there any models that are known dogs, to avoid?
Thanks!
Re: Which G4 iBook to buy? - anonymouse1 - 10-31-2006
Here's the data; looks like the 12" 1Ghz is the sweet spot; anything less takes only 640MB of RAM....
http://support.apple.com/specs/ibook/iBook_G4.html
http://support.apple.com/specs/ibook/iBook_G4_Early_2004.html
http://support.apple.com/specs/ibook/iBook_G4_Late_2004.html
Re: Which G4 iBook to buy? - Big Daddy Cool - 10-31-2006
ot true. I have a G4 800 with a 1 GIG stick in it as we speak.