I bought a PowerBook G4 the other day, its the 1.25 GHz FW800 2003 version.
At first I must admit I was disappointed. It had 10.3 installed and was very much outdated.
So I installed 10.4 and wow what a machine. It just works so well. It has a beautiful design and is seriously doing well for its age. I can't believe how well it has lasted. If it wasn't for the fact I like to play games on mac and bootcamp then it would be fine to use as my everyday computer. Even the battery is good although I think it has had a new one installed.
I have even installed one of my own games onto it which is PPC only and doesn't work anymore with Lion and that also works well, although a little slow at times. Caffine is also compatible which is a big plus.
Sorry if this seems a pointless post, I just wanted to convay my love for this machine.....Now time do go clean it.
At first I must admit I was disappointed. It had 10.3 installed and was very much outdated.
So I installed 10.4 and wow what a machine. It just works so well. It has a beautiful design and is seriously doing well for its age. I can't believe how well it has lasted. If it wasn't for the fact I like to play games on mac and bootcamp then it would be fine to use as my everyday computer. Even the battery is good although I think it has had a new one installed.
I have even installed one of my own games onto it which is PPC only and doesn't work anymore with Lion and that also works well, although a little slow at times. Caffine is also compatible which is a big plus.
Sorry if this seems a pointless post, I just wanted to convay my love for this machine.....Now time do go clean it.