Pre-OS X it was easy to troubleshoot software conflicts vs Win3.1-9x, in the OS X world you have to dig for old/conflicting ktext or support folders--Lion+ you need to unhide the "Library" directory in a user folder which is a pain in the rear(every OS X security update re-hides it)
I've never had a "Kernel Panic" on a PowerPC, Intel Macs are quite picky of RAM and even "Apple" certified batches aren't trustworthy--mums Mac mini rejected Kingston "Apple Certified" sticks so I was stuck buying a similar "performance" priced PC gaming RAM(Corsair Vengence). What really gets me annoyed is "Apple Certified" sticks typically have a 1yr warranty which makes the Apple upsell tax insulting. I never used Apple specific RAM in any of my Macs, however I typically stuck to Crucial, Corsair(non-value) or GSkill.
Under moderate load PowerBook G4s rarely kick the fans into high gear like similar era PC notebooks, when I was a student a "Dell/Windows user" sat next to me with a Pentium 4 notebook to take notes... the fool had to keep it plugged in due to a 2hr battery life which wasn't enough for a 3hr lecture and the fans were running near full tilt making it distracting
...this was the first time I ever experienced a class splitting in two groups, one side of the room were Mac users and the other PC. Mac users brought power strips to share the few outlets on the side of the room, PC users fought for outlets with maybe one or two people who carried a power strip.
My old 12" still gets about 4 hours from one battery but I do need to get a replacement as my 2nd battery lasts ~2 hours. With a new battery the 12" iBook/PowerBook G4 averages 4:50 minutes with the processor set at "reduced" and backlight lowered to two dots. Apple in the PPC era set many standards for portables, battery life is one area Apple always chased after--PowerBook to MacBook transition was somewhat dull, shift to a unibody design and glass trackpad raised the bar.
...on a sad note, CRT crapped out on my old blueberry iMac G3 333Mhz so I'm stuck using an external monitor(17") with the plastic shell backing removed.
I've never had a "Kernel Panic" on a PowerPC, Intel Macs are quite picky of RAM and even "Apple" certified batches aren't trustworthy--mums Mac mini rejected Kingston "Apple Certified" sticks so I was stuck buying a similar "performance" priced PC gaming RAM(Corsair Vengence). What really gets me annoyed is "Apple Certified" sticks typically have a 1yr warranty which makes the Apple upsell tax insulting. I never used Apple specific RAM in any of my Macs, however I typically stuck to Crucial, Corsair(non-value) or GSkill.
Under moderate load PowerBook G4s rarely kick the fans into high gear like similar era PC notebooks, when I was a student a "Dell/Windows user" sat next to me with a Pentium 4 notebook to take notes... the fool had to keep it plugged in due to a 2hr battery life which wasn't enough for a 3hr lecture and the fans were running near full tilt making it distracting
...this was the first time I ever experienced a class splitting in two groups, one side of the room were Mac users and the other PC. Mac users brought power strips to share the few outlets on the side of the room, PC users fought for outlets with maybe one or two people who carried a power strip.
My old 12" still gets about 4 hours from one battery but I do need to get a replacement as my 2nd battery lasts ~2 hours. With a new battery the 12" iBook/PowerBook G4 averages 4:50 minutes with the processor set at "reduced" and backlight lowered to two dots. Apple in the PPC era set many standards for portables, battery life is one area Apple always chased after--PowerBook to MacBook transition was somewhat dull, shift to a unibody design and glass trackpad raised the bar.
...on a sad note, CRT crapped out on my old blueberry iMac G3 333Mhz so I'm stuck using an external monitor(17") with the plastic shell backing removed.
