On 12/9/05, BGbank <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> OS 9 on a G4 is like driving a Cadillac with a Chevette motor in it. > >> Ron > > heehee, good one! ;-) > What's the most important factor on an ibook for it to work the best/faster? > Ram size, or HD size, or mhz/ghz size? > Will Tiger function okay on a G3/500mhz ibook? > The Tiger page at apple.com says Tiger will work on any PowerPC G3-G4-G5 but > one seller had said 800mhz would be better and another comment at amazon > someone said 800mhz was even too slow for Tiger. > > THANKS Ron, Dylan, and Laurent! With all that advice I now have a much > clearer idea of what I'm doing! > Best regards, > Gail > ---------
Everything like MHz, RAM and even HD speed makes a difference in how the OS will run. For the average user hard drive size only makes a difference if it gets loaded too full, but mostly it just limits you to how many apps you can have installed. Adding RAM will improve any Macs performance and is easy to do. Adding RAM is always the first thing I do with a new Mac and I try to add as much as I can afford. In my opinion RAM gives the best return on your money of all the things you can add to a computer. I have a Clamshell 466MHz G3 with a 10GB drive that I have Tiger running on with 320MB of RAM and it does ok on surfing and light duty. I may end up putting Panther back on it because it was snappier than Tiger is and for what I use the Clamshell for I don't need the added perks of Tiger. I also had a 300MHz Clamshell with 320MB of RAM and a 6GB hard drive running Panther but the hard drive size was too small for what I want loaded on it. Panther ran fine on it though and with thorough cleaning and burning files to CD's it is easy to keep the junk from overloading the Mac. One thing about the seller who has the iBook is that he is probably reputable but just does not have the OS CD's to sell with it. Too many eBay sellers sell computers with a newer OS but no CD's which is software pirating and generally is a sign of their honesty. Without the CD's the hard drive should be wiped clean. So at least he didn't add Panther or Tiger to the iBook to sell it for more money and that's a good sign. Even the Swaplist has far too many Macs for sale that have newer OS's installed without CD's included in the sale, which is pirated software and also a violation of the LEM rules but apparently the nanny never reads the posts. -- Ron http://krowmagnum.4mg.com/ -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[email protected]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
