On Mon, 24 Oct 2005 21:14:43 +0100, Andy Collins wrote: > I'm still a relative newbie to the mac platform though I've been a PC > and Unix > user since the days before PCs. I've got an old 4400 and some bits of iMacs > that I swear one day I'll assemble into a working machine but I spend any > "quality time" with a mac fiddling rather than using. > > However, I'm seriously thinking about getting my wife a proper, > working, 2nd > hand laptop for Christmas and could use your advice. As you'll see from the > above paragraph, budget is really tight, that's why I have bits of > iMacs and > not marvellous, fully functional iMacs. > > So here's the question, which way should I go? Powerbook or iBook? > What model? > I'd like it to run MacOsX though it doesn't need to scream (I've seen > Pather > running on a g3-350 iMac and that was fine). It should look cute - > sorry but > it's true, 2xdual core G5 won't wash if it's ugly - and be able to > WiFi even > if that means shoving in a PC-Card. > > Any ideas gratefully received.
For secondhand I wouldn't advise anything older than a Pismo (the last of the black Powerbooks, with built-in Firewire). Other than that make sure you have enough RAM, 384MB as the absolute minimum. Any of the white iBooks will run OS X OK. The first generation of Airport cards (which you'll need for any but the newer iBooks as they - and the 12" PBs - don't have PC Card slots) can be very hard to find so make sure one is included where appropriate. -------------- Roger Houghton Bath, Somerset [EMAIL PROTECTED] ======================== -- Mac UK is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... 123Inkjets.com <http://lowendmac.com/ad/123inkjets.html> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Mac UK list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/mac-uk.shtml> --> 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/mac-uk%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
