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    I just bought an old iBook G4 from a friend

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by Ghosthostile, Feb 20, 2010.

  1. Ghosthostile

    Ghosthostile Notebook Consultant

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    I was wondering if I could upgrade some of its components
    (since this model isn't no spring chicken :D)

    Currently it has:

    256MB RAM
    30GB HDD
    DVD-ROM
    AirPort Extreme (Thank God, heard it was pricey back in the day and hard to find now on ebay)
    Mac OS X v10.3 Panther

    I understand this machine was built sometime in the early 2000's but I have to say its a novelty using a macintosh (new to me)
     
    Ghosthostile, Feb 20, 2010
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  2. TSE

    TSE Notebook Deity

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    Chances are, yes.

    Depending on what model of G4 it is, it can hold up to 1.5 GBs of memory. I believe the G4s had built in memory with 1 open slot available for upgrade.
     
    TSE, Feb 21, 2010
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  3. QueenOfSpades

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    If you can tell us what processor it is we can figure out the model. But as TSE said, you can almost certainly upgrade the RAM and definitely the hard drive.
     
    QueenOfSpades, Feb 21, 2010
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  4. soulreaver99

    soulreaver99 Notebook Geek NBR Reviewer

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    Once you replace the hard drive to at least 160GB, 250GB, 320GB, etc... you can install Leopard on it and it should work great. Definitely upgrade the RAM though and you will have a decent "netbook!"
     
    soulreaver99, Feb 21, 2010
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  5. lokster

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    ram max i think is only 1.2gb, 256 built in and 1gb on the slot, then you can definitely up the hdd, probably to 250gb, but i dont suggest you put too much, the processor is definitely on the slow side. go snow leopard if you can
     
    lokster, Feb 21, 2010
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  6. stephen0205

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    dont think snow leopard supports the g processors, leopard does tho
     
    stephen0205, Feb 21, 2010
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  7. crazycanuk

    crazycanuk Notebook Virtuoso

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    snow leopard no longer supports PPC chips, Intel only
     
    crazycanuk, Feb 21, 2010
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  8. Luke1708

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    The last Mac Os to support PPC was Leopard.
     
    Luke1708, Feb 22, 2010
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  9. houou

    houou Notebook Guru

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    I don't think anyone mentioned it, but Snow Leopard doesn't work on Power PC!
     
    houou, Feb 22, 2010
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  10. Angelic

    Angelic Kickin' back :3

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    Read the posts above yours.
     
    Angelic, Feb 22, 2010
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  11. houou

    houou Notebook Guru

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    whoosh :rolleyes:
     
    houou, Feb 23, 2010
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  12. crazycanuk

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    lol, we all have those days
     
    crazycanuk, Feb 23, 2010
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  13. lixuelai

    lixuelai Notebook Virtuoso NBR Reviewer

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    I think he was being sarcastic lol.
     
    lixuelai, Feb 24, 2010
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  14. mrXniick

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    lol... he was clearly being sarcastic. :)
     
    mrXniick, Feb 24, 2010
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