Upgrade PowerBookG4 10.3 to 10.4 or 10.5

[dspiper]

I need to upgrade my PowerBook G4. Currently running OS 10.3.9 , 1 GHz w/ 512 mb memory. I plan to boost memory to 1.24 gb, then want to upgrade OS. Can I go directly to 10.5, and if yes, what's the best way to do it. Or would I be better off just upgrading to 10.4. Please keep answers as simple as possible - I'm not the most computer savvy person.

 

[Intell]

In my opinion I'd go with 10.4. It seems to run the nicest on G4's. The 10.4 discs are becoming hard to find. So you could get along with 10.5 as well.

 

[SkyBell]

I once had a 1.33 GHz iBook G4 with the same amount of RAM you plan to upgrade yours to. It didn't really like Leopard too much, and it ran like a champ with Tiger. So I'd obviously recommend 10.4

 

[Bennieboy©]

stick with 10.4 for your machine, it'll run like a dream on that, since you said your not very tech savvy, the easiest way would be to find discs on ebay or craigslist make sure the discs are black ( retail ) as grey discs ( machine specific ) wont work unless it's the correct machine model

 

[dspiper]

Thanks for the help, 10.4 it is!

 

[mabaker]

10.4 runs far faster than Leo and lacks only Time Machine and Spaces - apps which you can get for free for Tiger and enjoy its snappiness.

I truly think Tiger is the golden standard of Mac OS X up till today.

 

[Morris]

My Powerbook G4 with 1.5GHz CPU and 1.25GB RAM works like a charm on Leopard. There is plenty of software that now needs 10.5 as a minimum so I'm glad I upgraded from Tiger to Leopard. It makes my 5 year old G4 still feel current.

 

[Hal Itosis]

My Powerbook G4 with 1.5GHz CPU and 1.25GB RAM works like a charm on Leopard. There is plenty of software that now needs 10.5 as a minimum so I'm glad I upgraded from Tiger to Leopard. It makes my 5 year old G4 still feel current.

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Plus Time Machine on top of that...