I have decided to buy a smaller powerbook on ebay, keep my hard drive and sell off the 17 inch for spares.
Maybe I missed something - This PowerPC is now roughly 6-8 years old.
My PowerBook 15" is Feb 05 vintage - still works - but very painfully slow even maxed out with RAM.
The Wifi antenna is the worst in the industry.
The batteries are not the best either - I purchased two extra plus the dual charger from OWC -
that's supposed to restore them - I don't think that actually happened either, but it looks cool.
The one thing is the Hard Drive -
At about 5 years old - Drives are getting near the problem zone.
Hopefully this isn't going to be an issue in the one purchased.
Unless previous owner replaced it already.
I had a chat with OWC to show me what SSD would work in this old guy.
I haven't jumped at the deal yet - but it's way over due to happen.
My main purpose is to not have to travel across town with gear -
Leave the MBP at the shop - and keep old Guy at home to just surf and minor image stuff.
Good Luck -
Update when possible how it works out.
Hopefully someone has a flawless deal for You.
If I dig out my extra batteries and they test out fair - I could make a deal for Ya.
I still recall the coolest feature - Lighted Keys - Years ahead of anyone.