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    Hi,I just brought an iBook G4(2005 Version)...

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by TS Kaplan, Feb 24, 2007.

  1. TS Kaplan

    TS Kaplan Newbie

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    I was wondering if it will be able to run the next edition of OS X. My specs are:

    1.33Ghz, 12-inch display, 1024x768 resolution, 512MB PC 2700 DDR SDRAM, 40GB ATA 100 HD, DVD-CDRW Combo Drive, ATI Radeon 9550 w/32mb DDR video ram, Airport Extreme And Bluetooth

    Thanks!
     
    TS Kaplan, Feb 24, 2007
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  2. iwantamac

    iwantamac Notebook Evangelist

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    It should be able to...err you might want to add an extra 512MB of ram (1.5GHz would be ideal, price and performance wise) and maybe a bigger hard drive....100GB should be enough. Other than that, not really. Both of these should be easy enough to do since unlike the powerbook/macbook pro you don't have to tear the whole **** laptop apart.
     
    iwantamac, Feb 24, 2007
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  3. zadillo

    zadillo Notebook Virtuoso

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    Just to be clear, with the MacBook Pro, it's just the HD that is difficult to replace. Memory is pretty easy and doesn't require taking the whole laptop apart.

    Of course the MacBook is the easiest to install RAM and HD's on. Hopefully the next MBP revision will take a design cue from it.

    -Zadillo
     
    zadillo, Feb 24, 2007
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    pxa270 Notebook Enthusiast

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    The iBook (unlike the MacBook) certainly needs to be taken apart for a HD replacement. And it's just as big a pain in the behind as with the PB.
     
    pxa270, Feb 25, 2007
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