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Jul 20, 2011, 06:35 AM
 
so , ive just purchased a powerbook g4 for £150. its in excellent condition and has the following spec:

1.5ghz cpu
15.2" screen
80gb hdd
1.5 gb ram

my question is ; will this be ok to browse the internet and listen to music etc. i do not want to do demanding things as ive got another laptop. this would be my first working mac as ive purchased a few of ebay and they were faulty.

so yeah is this an ok purchase? i dont really have the money for a macbook and this i thought would get me into the apple world lol.

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Jul 20, 2011, 07:11 AM
 
Flash will suck.
     
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Jul 20, 2011, 07:14 AM
 
Its a start!
MacBook 2.0GHz CD; MacBook Pro 15" 2.4GHz Late '08; PowerMac G4 MDD Dual 1GHz; 3x Xserve G4 1GHz; Mac Mini 2GHz; Big pile of broken and working bits;
     
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Jul 20, 2011, 09:45 AM
 
I gave my sis my old 1GHz PB a few years ago, and it still works fine for her, except Flash and HD videos.
     
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Jul 20, 2011, 10:35 AM
 
i dont really use flash and if i needed to i would use my other computer. i would use this for web browsing and music only , surely it would run at a reasonable speed?
     
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Jul 20, 2011, 10:49 AM
 
yes it will
     
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Sure!

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