on 8/18/01 5:16 PM, Eric Schwarz at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Get a Wallstreet G3. It's the earliest G3 PowerBook that is officially > supported by OS X. IIRC, the 1400 can be hacked to run OS X if it has a G3 > upgrade card. But, since you specified that you're a novice [no problem > with that], go for a Wallstreet G3 or blueberry/tangerine iBook. Just make > sure the Wallstreet is not the cacheless model. I agree the wallstreet is a good choice. Mine is running OSX great. I bought mine on Ebay about 6 months ago and here are some things I would consider if I were doing it again. 1) Make sure you buy one with the 14.1" screen. I love mine!! 2) OSX likes memory and processor power. If you can get a good deal on a cacheless model with limited memory go ahead and buy it. You can get 256mb chips for under $50 and Powerlogix 466mhz 1mb cache upgrade was on sale a couple weeks ago for $249 and normally runs a little over $300. I've been running this for 4 months and it works great. It's faster than the new iBooks. 3) If DVD is something you want buy one that has it already. The kits are fairly expensive even on ebay running between $350-$400 and most folks recommend a 300mhz processor for decent video playback. 4) Mine came with a 4Gb hard drive. Too small if you want to run OSX. (not physically too small but practically speaking) I would recommend upgrading to a 10Gb drive at least, 20Gb if you can. Hope this helps. Matt -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Enter to win a FREE Titanium G4 PowerBook! -- | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml> 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/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
