Work is getting rid of a couple of laptops, and I have the opportunity to pick one up for what I consider to be a good price. Let me know if you agree. The laptops are pretty decently used, so I'm not expecting a whole lot out of the one I'll get.
I'm hoping you guys could help me out a little though. I know a little bit about the computers, but I don't know everything. Here's what I'd be getting:
Powerbook G4 Titanium
400 mhz
DVD-rom
386 mb RAM
(Purchased in September, 2001)
Cost for me: US$150-200
Aside from that, all I have available to me until next week is the serial number. So, what can you guys tell me about this computer? Is there somewhere I can plug in the serial number and find out more about it? What am I going to need to look out for? What should I add (aside from some more RAM)? Anything else I need to know before making the purchase?
The computer will come as is, and since I have a copy of Panther lying around, I'll be installing that.
Aside from all that information, I don't really NEED the computer to do anything specific. I have an old copy of Photoshop 7 that I may throw on there, and Illustrator 10. How well will these run/not run?
How hard is it to install a wifi card? New battery? New harddrive? Anything else I may need to install?
So, basically, in all my rambling, I'm just asking for some thoughts on this. Thanks!
I'm hoping you guys could help me out a little though. I know a little bit about the computers, but I don't know everything. Here's what I'd be getting:
Powerbook G4 Titanium
400 mhz
DVD-rom
386 mb RAM
(Purchased in September, 2001)
Cost for me: US$150-200
Aside from that, all I have available to me until next week is the serial number. So, what can you guys tell me about this computer? Is there somewhere I can plug in the serial number and find out more about it? What am I going to need to look out for? What should I add (aside from some more RAM)? Anything else I need to know before making the purchase?
The computer will come as is, and since I have a copy of Panther lying around, I'll be installing that.
Aside from all that information, I don't really NEED the computer to do anything specific. I have an old copy of Photoshop 7 that I may throw on there, and Illustrator 10. How well will these run/not run?
How hard is it to install a wifi card? New battery? New harddrive? Anything else I may need to install?
So, basically, in all my rambling, I'm just asking for some thoughts on this. Thanks!