On Fri, Sep 12, 2008 at 11:55 PM, J Winter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Posted to g4Books list. (Cross-posted to the more-active %3-5 list - > Although it has desktop focus, many people there have laptops - and might be > more likely to reply.) > LEM G4books list is not very active. (Low subscriber-base?) > What list(s) are best places to sink/find/share information about this > particular computer? -- see specs, in signature. > My major unanswered questions now are: > 1. Advice on cost-conscious selection of hard-drive for internal replacement > of original 10 gig drive. i.e. Something less than 100 gig is fine. > Everything I see is bigger than that and more $ than I need for *internal* > drive. If/when I need more than 100 gig drive, I would use external storage > for that. > 2. Advice on selecting fan/cooling pad for under laptop. There seem to be so > many models. Lightweight and compact (portability) is a desired feature, > even if I need 2 units: one for briefcase and a better one for regular use. > This Mac is my only working Mac, and I don't foresee another Mac soon, > unless I resurrect something even older that it on-hand. So, I need advice > on optimizing this machine for reliability and performance. Want to get most > life out of this computer, until reason to replace with something else. > Thanks. > > J Winter > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Power Book: That is the original Titanium (Jan 2001), code-name "Mercury" > 400 MHz Power PC G 4, 640 MB SDRAM, OS X 10.4.11 > Soon will increase to 1 GIG MEM and get larger hard drive, replace a few > worn parts, etc. > Open to ideas for best use(s) of PCMIA slot. > Capability to add usage of Speech-dictation software (Mac Speech iListen) is > a next goal, i.e., after hardware upgrades. Intended hardware changes now > are likely to be "the last time" of opening this computer (barring unplanned > necessity). > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~
Well you pretty much have it covered. Crossposting used to be heavily frowned on but no one cares much anymore. I checked and see the G4book list has 314 members. I am surprised there is no activity there. My theory is that Powerbook owners are end users who do not think that they can successfully open their machines and work on them. I think laptop users in general have this attitude that they are afraid to open their machines lest they screw them up worse. But then why subscribe to the G4book list? Paradoxical I would say. Sorry I cannot help with your G4 as I do not have one of my own. However since the questions seem to be rather general I can share my thoughts. I believe this machine takes an IDE drive, no? So i assume ( abnd Bruce will correct me if I err here) that any 2.5 inch IDE drive will work. You can look on the swap list or such places as Tiger Direct. The smaller drives will be harder to find new. But you can use more space anyway, right? For video playback be sure to get one that has 7200 rpm or better. A lot of my friends have had ;laptop cooling issues lately. I helped one research the web. Most of the sites had airpassage specifications in Cubic Feet Per Minute.CFM. So I suggest the wider models ) for 17 inch screen) and selecting the one with the highest CFM rating. If you look hard enough you can find different prices for the same model and select the lowest shipping charge too. There, that wasn't so bad. Your questions were not necessarily G4 specific or even Mac specific after all Good luck, Adrian . --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml 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/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
