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Apple guros help
« on: January 10, 2012, 06:17:09 pm »
Hi my step son wants to buy an I book g4 or some sort of older apple computer, he has looked on eBay and they are very cheap but are they any good? I have no idea :signLOL:
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Re: Apple guros help
« Reply #1 on: January 10, 2012, 06:20:53 pm »
I wouldn't buy an iBook G4, far better to look for a PowerBook G4. The iBook had barely any RAM. Neither will be able to run the two most recent OS revisions.

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Re: Apple guros help
« Reply #2 on: January 10, 2012, 06:41:57 pm »
What's the budget as if you can stretch to it then i would recommend something with an intel processor just so, as Andrew has pointed out, he can run a later OS.

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Re: Apple guros help
« Reply #3 on: January 10, 2012, 06:57:39 pm »
He is a student and I ain't helping him :signLOL: will tell him or should I say show him as I have no idea what ram means :signLOL: thanks :happy2:
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Re: Apple guros help
« Reply #4 on: January 10, 2012, 07:05:48 pm »
I would suggest looking for early Intel MacBook/MacBook Pro first. If they are out of his price range then search for a Powerbook.

I don't think you can run anything higher than OS X Leopard 10.5.8 on a Powerbook.