Price question: Powerbook G4 Aluminum 17"

Post by **RyaNtheSlayA** » Mon Dec 08, 2008 7:54 pm

Is 600 dollars a fair price for one? Just curious because my dad is in need of a new computer and loves to use photoshop as well as have lots of space to work on the go or otherwise and I thought it would make a good x-mas/birthday present for him.

Post by **marurun** » Mon Dec 08, 2008 8:47 pm

Assuming the battery isn't totally worthless and the HD still has some life left it isn't the worst price I've seen. Given the age of the machine, though, and that it won't run the latest OS or software, you might wanna try and talk the price down some more. I wouldn't pay more than $500, if even that, if I didn't have to.

Post by **fox099** » Mon Dec 08, 2008 9:01 pm

You are better off buying a cheap PC and using your license of photoshop. I have a G4 and it barely rolls along these days, excluding internet use.

Post by **RyaNtheSlayA** » Mon Dec 08, 2008 9:14 pm

marurun wrote:Assuming the battery isn't totally worthless and the HD still has some life left it isn't the worst price I've seen. Given the age of the machine, though, and that it won't run the latest OS or software, you might wanna try and talk the price down some more. I wouldn't pay more than $500, if even that, if I didn't have to.

The battery is brand new and the HDD is fine. It also comes loaded w/ extra software that the seller has gotten over the years (Final Cut Pro, Quake 4, Doom 3, Photoshop CS 3,and a whole load of other games and apps)

Post by **tbeeghly** » Mon Dec 08, 2008 9:51 pm

What are the processor/RAM specs?

Post by **RyaNtheSlayA** » Mon Dec 08, 2008 10:42 pm

tbeeghly wrote:What are the processor/RAM specs?

1.67ghz G4 + Velocity Engine (AltiVec) vector proceesing unit

2gb DDR

ATI Mobility Radeon 9700 (4x AGP) 128mb

17" widescreen 1680x1050

120gb ATA 5400 RPM

2.4x DL SuperDrive (DVD burner)

BlueTooth 2.0+

802.11b/g Standard airport

2x USB 2.0

Firewire 400 and 800

single PC Card Slot

58 w/hr LiIon (57.6 in current batterys condition)

OSX Leopard

Post by **lordofduct** » Mon Dec 08, 2008 11:32 pm

marurun wrote:Assuming the battery isn't totally worthless and the HD still has some life left it isn't the worst price I've seen. Given the age of the machine, though, and that it won't run the latest OS or software, you might wanna try and talk the price down some more. I wouldn't pay more than $500, if even that, if I didn't have to.

It runs PPC versions of Mac OSX. I had a G3 that ran it just fine, I think a G4 can.

Post by **marurun** » Tue Dec 09, 2008 2:03 pm

No, the latest OS X revision (10.5, Leopard) does not include proper support for the G3 processor. Minimum requirements are an 867 G4. Rumor is that Snow Leopard may cut out all G4 support, or possibly all PPC support. And much new software is being designed Intel only. So that's a limitation.

Also, here's background information on the Powerbook G4 series:

http://www.apple-history.com/?page=gall ... ASC&range=

It uses DDR RAM, not DDR2.

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