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I have an iBook G4, will it run Leopard?
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If you add some RAM it will be fine. Even if it supports 256mb of RAM it wont be a pleasant experience.
Order a 1GB stick of RAM from Crucial and install it in the slot under the keyboard. There are guides on MacFixit that show how to do all sorts of things on various models including the iBook.
Really? I thought the specs had been released and only G3 was excluded? Or it might be that continuing the pattern of previous releases G4 would be included.
Either way I think it's safe to assume that Leopard will work on the OPs' iBook, but adding RAM is a must.
The cap for the 1.33 Ghz iBook was 1.5 with 512 MBs of it being internal. I would suppose the cap for your system would be 1.25 GBs. I would make sure to do that too. Good luck.
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The cap for the 1.33 Ghz iBook was 1.5 with 512 MBs of it being internal. I would suppose the cap for your system would be 1.25 GBs. I would make sure to do that too. You processor speed is fine it should be fast enough....aahhhhh this is making me think about my old iBook I miss it....
On your machine, I think the max RAM is 1.25 Gb. There is a 256 MB RAM chip soldered to the main board, and there is one expansion slot which will recognize up to a 1 Gb sticke of RAM.
As far as the processor, the upgraded RAM will make it feel like a new machine--it is one of the easiest and cheapest ways to upgrade a computer.
And based on pre-release requirements, I would think your iBook will run Leopard, and if you upgrade the RAM, it will feel like a whole new computer.
Bob