If you can get a Pismo, do it. The video is supported by Tiger, and will perform much better than the lombard can. You can just swap hard drives and RAM, and you're ready to go.
On Thu, Jan 8, 2009 at 9:29 PM, The Powerbook Fanatic < [email protected]> wrote: > > > On 8 Jan 2009, at 15:13, Dianne Williams wrote: > > > > > I have a 400mhz Lombard that I was given because it had the L2 cache > > problem (ie a freebie) and it is now slowly grinding to a halt. > > > > I want to replace it and I am looking at buying a 'new' machine and > > I've > > found one that I like but I can't identify. > > > > It is apparently a bronze keyboard model (looks like my Lombard > > except that > > I can't tell what colour the keys are in the pic I have), 400Mhz, > > 4GB HD, > > DVD/CDR, and 2 Firewire ports. > > > > I think it might be a Pismo but the 4GB HD has me a bit confused. > > Apparently it's the original drive. > > If its FW it's a Pismo. > > The 4GB drive isn't original they shipped with at least 6GB. > > As for the lombard, a replacement processor card is pretty cheap now. > > -- > Best wishes > > Malcolm Cornelius - The Powerbook Fanatic > http://www.pbfanatic.co.uk > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to Low End Mac's G-Books list, a group for those using G3 iBooks and PowerBooks (we run a separate list for G4 'Books). The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g-books?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
