Apple PowerBook G4

...Pro is as great as Apple claim it is. They've always been "optimistic" about their benchmark tests (remember the G5 and that court case?). Ultimately, I'm shocked at the profit Apple made from me. I doubt the machine cost more than a few hundred pounds to manufacture, yet it was priced like a top-performing product and was made with out-of-date technology. Very little was available to identlfy the processor's performance against other similar Intel ...
...is barely used for small admin tasks which are suited to its capabilities these days. I doubt I will be purchasing Apple again. PS - I would mention iLife, as it's a great suite of software, but it's common to all macs and not a PowerBook review point... ...

Radical-Machine 12.07.2006 · Read full review
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...Finally, a capable computer from Apple that won't be called "fruity" or "girly." The first PowerBook was released in 1991 and ever since then it's been a steady climb out of the land of small screens, wimpy batteries, and teensy hard disks. Apple's PowerBooks are so good now that the only reason they cost so much, I'd guess, is to give their desktop machines a reason for being. Every year the PB gets better, and this year is no exception. Especially ...
...they needed to flip the Apple symbol over. When you're out at a cafe and the case is open, or sitting across from someone in the boardroom, the Apple sigil is RIGHT-SIDE-UP on the Titanium. The Titanium casing is sleek and tight. One of my first questions was whether the thin new case would feel flimsy. Previous PowerBooks, cased in plastic, have always broken easily or slowly changed shaped over time. After a car accident 6 months ago, mine will ...

tommybut 29.05.2001 · Read full review
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...that is its Graphics card..Actually apple has launched this laptop to capture gaming market and they have provided better graphics as well as large screen size also. ATI Mobility Radeon 9700 AGP 4x, with 128 MB of graphics memory, not bad in present prospects also. If we see the present laptop market than many of the products has 128 Mb graphics memory and they are doing well in general application field and gaming environment also. So it is good ...
...to reviewing this product because Apple had provided such kind of featured laptop in that time when peoples were considering to buy desktop due to higher laptop prices. Now the all important feature we have discussed, and other common featured I think the maximum what Apple can provide...they have provided..The laptop was the king of its era. Summary: Solid product of the time ...

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...externally, bar the large white apple logo on the lid which gives away it's pedigree immediately. The case is a very sleek aluminium-type metal which gives an early indication of the quality contained within. Opening the lid reveals a large 15.2" widescreen TFT, a standard laptop-size keyboard (with those strange additional Macintosh keys) in a silver colour matching the casing, speaker grilles located on both sides of the keyboard, a large silver ...
...even more from a genuine Apple reseller. There is a free driver for download from SourceForge which will allow you to run a standard PCMCIA wireless card in your laptop, but this does somewhat spoil the aesthetic appeal. Software is similarly expensive, and if you want to have the same programs on your PC and Mac, you'll have to fork out for two copies as they will not be natively compatible. That said, this Powerbook is the best laptop I have ever ...

ben-lloyd 11.01.2005 · Read full review
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...next best thing to an apple powerbook G4). There are some extreme features such as light sensitive monitor and keyboard, which is really a novelty, but it does help, the luminosity of the keyboard and monitor adjust to "how much ambient light is available in the room", but like some features of a poorly built Acer computer this fails to amaze me and causes much a stir with the involvement of having to keep turning the brightness up. It has amazing ...
...which offers outstanding performance with DVD's and whatever games you can purchase for a Mac. Sound wise, I am appalled, it has a faint echo after a couple weeks of usage, and only offering up to 4.1 sound I was gob smacked, (that was the maximum I could reach with my creative speakers, which went up to 7.1). Finally we come to the extras, the ways for it to show off. The unit comes with 1 2.0 USB port and 1 Fire wire, which offers support for ...

mike_kular 24.02.2004 · Read full review
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...a tasty bit of kit? Apple has managed to squeeze the brilliant G4 Processor into a one inch thick, sleek as you like, titanium sex machine. This is probably the best built laptop i've ever seen for professional use. The clean lines of it's rugged titanium body are a departure from the previous Powerbook designs which were curved and more bulky. It's also a million miles away from the design of the iBook, Apple's highly successful consumer laptop. ...
...world has been criticised for looking like an electronic handbag and tends to scare off the 'straights'. The Powerbook G4, however, looks great either in the boardroom or the design studio and makes the Sony Vaio (until recently considered the sexiest laptop around) look like a pile of old purple pants. Not only is it sexy to look at but it's 400 or 500mhz G4 processor packs some real punch and easily out performs most Pentiums that are currently ...

Prawn 19.03.2001 (16.03.2001) · Read full review
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...as snappy as I'd heard Apple to be. But I put it down to bad luck. What I don't understand though is something I read about Apple's support - though my computer has a 1 year warrantee, I only get 90 days phone support. After those 90 days, though I'm entitled to free repairs, there is a fee (something like £30) for opening a "case" over the phone. I don't get this. Anyway, since the bad luck episode, my PowerBook has been working perfectly. I finally ...
...day again, and now it's barely turned off from 8am to 11pm. I always put it to sleep - no shutting down. I maybe restart this thing once a month or less. OSX is really that good. I made the (I can confirm now) wise decision when I bought the PowerBook to get the RAM upped to the maximum 640MB, and for most of my purposes, it's fast enough. I've had an external 17" monitor plugged in and been using Photoshop Elements 2 spread over all that resolution, ...

MarnieDebs 07.10.2003 · Read full review
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Mac still leads the pack when it comes to being user-friendly and offering superb, high quality features. This laptop has all the power you could want, even for graphics. The 15.2" screen is a joy I was fortunate to get one of the last versions of this model that allows you to load in OS9. For those of us who love our Macs but cannot afford a new computer plus all new OS10 compatible software, this is extremely important. Are you listening Apple???? ...
...is no 'stand' available for this model. I use this as my sole computer, and have found that my wrist and shoulder were giving severe problems. This has been alleviated by raising the laptop, but doesn't solve the problem of keyboard positioning, which makes it slightly awkward. The mousepad is difficult to scroll with but was solved by purchasing a wireless optical mouse. I did worry a bit that I would have trouble getting it set up and transferring ...

JWCox 29.05.2003 · Read full review
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The "RevB" aluminum PowerBook series' second-from-the-"best" machine delivers speed, a wealth of ports and connection options, reasonable expandability via RAM upgrades and PCMCIA socket and a slick, gotta-have-it design. Aside from a problem with the FireWire bus out of the box (resolved by an upgrade to OSX 10.3.4), this system has been rock-solid, performing about as well as one could expect for this type of computer. It is perfectly capable ...
...fast as its' desktop cousins due to the limitations of a portable machine, it performs admirably and reliably. Add a FW800 external hard drive, increase the RAM and you can get away with just about anything. As a word-processor or "office" type computer this thing is overkill, however. Look at Apple's very reasonably priced iBook range for this type of task. The PowerBook is designed for video, audio and graphics. As "portable" of a machine as ...

scott_j 14.07.2004 · Read full review
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I bought a powerbook specifically with university in mind-thought it would make my English Lit essay writing somewhat more enjoyable and guess what??! It really did give me an incentive to get down to writing them all. Costs vary from just under £1000 to about £1500 and the older generation Powerbooks (500mhz) can be found from about £300 from refurbishment specilaists. John Lewis is a good place to buy as their aftercare is particularly reliable ...
...a particular computer expert I can't perhaps gives a scientific analysis of the pros and cons but from an average day Joe's point of view this is a fantastic laptop which works quickly and quitely.The OS X package I am using is very easy to navigate and I had to learn everything from scratch! It comes with ical:a diary application which you can sinc with your bluetooth phone and put all your business meetings on hassle-free, iphoto (to arrange all ...

elvyelvy 08.04.2004 · Read full review
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...a top of the line Apple processor, comparable to a 3 ghz P4 or higher. This gives the computer enough speed to do anything from checking your email to making a short film on your computer with no hassles or waiting around. Everything is done in the blink of an eye. -512 mb DDR SDRAM. This RAM directly assists your processor in opening and storing data. This RAM is considered to be one of the fastest on the market. If you are doing any high-end graphics ...
...want to think about an upgrade to 1028 mb or so. The 512 mb is fine for most daily tasks though. -80 gb hard drive. The 80gb hard drive is big enough to hold any kind of data that you need to keep. Many games and programs only take up .01% of that memory so you will really have more than you will ever need. -CD-RW/DVD-R Drive. Will play and burn cd-r's, cd-rw's, dvd-r's and dvd-rw's. Gives you added storage space and you can play all your music ...

HenryHabgood 21.08.2004 · Read full review
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...the range 'Daddy' of the Apple suite after all and I shall endeavor to tell you why.. Weighing just 2.5 kg & being a mere 1.1 inches thick, the 15.2" Powerbook is just the right size for a girl like me. Daintier than its 17" big brother its carry-able and sleek. It comes loaded with 512MB Ram which is a healthy amount for your average user but should you be into your video editing or 3D Graphics it is easy enough to upgrade to suit your needs. The ...
...lets me use memory intensive packages such as Photoshop, Flash & After Effects simultaneously. The heat which has been an issue in previous versions of this laptop is really not a problem. I can use it for 12 hours solid before I start to fin it uncomfortable. The battery life is good, an easy 2 hours on average. New features on this Powerbook are the keyboard backlighting & the dual finger scroll. The backlighting is fab if you ever end up using ...

MaggieBroon 29.07.2005 (01.08.2005) · Read full review
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...computer, and i must say apple have made it with style. At only an inch thick it is extremely light for the power it holds within. There are availiable two models, one at 400mhz and the second at 500mhz, though between the two there is a considerable price difference. these machines support the new Mac OS X system and of course this sytstem is the latest in computer technology. The mouse pad or rather tracker pad has been designed again and agin ...
...from corner to corner is quite easily the biggest on laptops today. The DVD drive also doubles up as the CD-ROM drive is of extremly high quality as you would expect from apple. It plays DVD in crysatl clear quality as if you were watchin at home. It also has the ability to plug into a home TV and play through it. The infra red port provides endless options expandable ports are avialiable, battery life time is now longer than ever. But of course ...

McCloudy 08.05.2001 · Read full review
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...prone to a few scratches. This does cost Apple a lot, though, about £100 per machine! All in all, when you combine some really good features, a fast processor, excellent industrial design and the simplicity and power of the Mac OS, you get an unbeatable portable computing solution. ...

iMacfan 11.02.2002 · Read full review
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This is my 4th Apple laptop since the mid-90s and boy is it a good one. It is very thin and light for its configuration - about 6kg. I maxed out the RAM (1Gb) - superb for graphic use. The hard-drive is large (60Gb) - making it great for digital video editing. The battery life is very good - about 2.5 hours of Photoshop use. It is has a 15" widescreen LCD. And Mac OS X is so easy to use. I can't remember the computer crashing. I never have problems ...
...moment buying this laptop. If you are a PC user and are worried about the speed of Apple computers - very roughly, a 1GHz Apple is equivalent in speed to a 2GHz PC. I base this on benchmarks available online & as a comparison to my wife's 1.8GHz PC laptop. ...

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