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leopard on a 867mhz powermac G4?
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Nov 19, 2007, 12:54 PM
 
Will it run, and is it worth it, or would 10.4 be a better upgrade?

I dont think any of the new features of leopard would be needed, cost is also an issue.

Is there a reputable place currently selling 10.4 for a reasonable price?

Thanks.

edit: Computer is currently running 10.2.
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Nov 20, 2007, 01:18 PM
 
As long as you have a decent amount of RAM, it should run quite smoothly. I put it on my 867 MHz G4 with 640 mb of RAM with little issues.
     
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Nov 20, 2007, 01:39 PM
 
My wifes 867 Mhz 12in powerbook runs Lepoard just fine with 1.25Gb of RAM

The 1Ghz G4 tower in our office was dog slow and had to be dropped back to Tiger. It had 756 Mb RAM.
     
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Nov 20, 2007, 02:16 PM
 
Originally Posted by Andrew Stephens View Post
My wifes 867 Mhz 12in powerbook runs Lepoard just fine with 1.25Gb of RAM

The 1Ghz G4 tower in our office was dog slow and had to be dropped back to Tiger. It had 756 Mb RAM.
What GPU?
     
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Nov 20, 2007, 03:30 PM
 
I will find out.

thanks though, I had not thought to check that.
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Nov 21, 2007, 01:48 PM
 
10.5.1 runs quite nicely on our 733 Quick Silver with 1.5g RAM.
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