New to Macs, Software & Hardware question

[RunawayKibbles]

So after a few years of wanting to own a Mac, I got my hands on an iBook G4 in good condition. Here's the specs:

1.33 GHz
512MB RAM
40GB HDD
Combo Drive
Leopard OS X 10.5.6

I've been reading up on Mac stuff for a while, so I already knew that Leopard would be a bit sluggish on this iBook... and there is noticeable lag frequently, so I'm looking into getting a 1GB RAM upgrade for it. Any recommendations for what brand to get/where I should buy from? I've been looking at NewEgg and TigerDirect so far, kinda pricey.

My other question is, after being a PC user for over a decade, what exactly can this Mac do that's really head-and-shoulders better than a PC? (besides a lack of viruses! )

Thanks for any suggestions.

 

[Jethryn Freyman]

Crucial makes good RAM.

 

[acurafan]

answers to all your questions,...

http://www.myfirstmac.com/

 

[ceezy3000]

owc is a good place but finding old ram like that is harder thus more expensive correct me if im wrong, also a mac like that cant do that, thats an old processor, remeber it was g4 , then g5, then core duo now core 2 duo so its a bit far back, yea dont install leopard on it,

 

[SnowLeopard2008]

it was G3, G4, G5, Intel Core Solo, Core Duo, Core 2 Duo. You forgot the Solo!

 

[JustGretchen]

yeah owc.... www.macsales.com for RAM. http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Other World Computing/2100DDRSO1GB/ is exactly what you need.

best of luck w/ your new iBook. Unfortunately at that speed, it probably won't do a whole lot that a modern PC will as far as gaming or more sophisticated apps, but it will still be a great machine for internet/email/word processing.

Experiment w/ the iLife suite for sure. You'll enjoy it.