On Mar 4, 2004, at 11:24 AM, Rad Craig wrote:
So if I was shopping for a laptop, I want to get one that is easy to upgrade
the processor on as I won't be able to afford a really fast one to start. I
definitely want a G4. What do you recommend?
No G4 laptop made by Apple has ever been upgradeable. A few could be 'upgraded' by logic board swaps, but you'll pay less just buying a newer one to start with.
Moreover, the last upgradeable powerbooks (the Pismo series of G3's ) can only be upgraded to slightly faster than the low-end G4 you're talking about.
With a laptop, basically, the idea is buy as much as you can afford, and deal with it. Depending on your budget, consider not buying one for a bit, or selling off some of those 6 windows ones you have and buying a new G4 iBook. The low end is an 800 mhz G4 for $1100.
You can upgrade the memory (which makes a huge difference in OS X), the hard drive, and the optical drive.
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