There's a time and a place for a decade old computer, or a poorly built computer on an abandoned architecture. Almost never is "my main computer" an appropriate time and place for it.

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Ok. This iBook G4 (still posting on it right now!) is not my main computer. That's a 2008 Mac mini. But this iBook G4 is my only working laptop. It even has 256 MB more RAM than the Mac mini!

Finding something that'll run current software, which will still receive security patches, and probably be faster than even the fastest iBook/PowerBook G4s in maxed configuration with lots of money dumped into restoration and newer/faster parts, isn't very expensive at all.

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OS X 10.5.8 is current enough for me. My Mac mini still runs 10.5.8. This laptop meets my needs, even though it is 8 years old. I have told people who were curious about it (wow your laptop is really thick!), and I said that I wouldn't recommend for them to buy an 8 years old laptop, however for me, I can because I know exactly what I need and I can maintain it too.