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ibooks are so much fun...
After years of wanting one to play with, finally the skies parted and I got a number of G3 and G4 ibooks the last few months. The Pismos were getting a little slow for web activity. So now have several 500s, 800s and two 1.33ghz G4 models. All are running well and I have a mix of old and new batteries. Really like using them as my carryaround notebooks now. I miss the Pismos larger screen and keyboard, but can now mix and match as I please. Another plus is being able to get new batteries for about $13, while the Pismo batteries have recently gone sky-high. Just wanted to share.
I've got a bunch of iBooks myself. I had picked up 7 G3s (it'll turn out to be 3 great ones and a bunch of spare parts if I ever get around to finishing rebuilding them) last year and already had a 1.33 G4. For me it's a throwback to high school when I worked for my school district repairing them. That purchase made National news, and then again when they were all surplused four years later. I drove out there to grab one myself but got within half a mile of the racetrack and suddenly hit gridlock. Figured it would be smarter to just turn around and go home...most of them ended up hitting eBay within a few days anyhow.
iBooks are a lot of fun... my 1.42 GHz G4 works really well on the internet... Its my main portable...
I only have my clamshell. It's cute.
If I could get a higher resolution screen in my 12" PowerBook G4, I'd love it more. Good form factor to carry, nice and compact. 1024x768 is too low for my writing needs though.
If I could get a higher resolution screen in my 12" PowerBook G4, I'd love it more. Good form factor to carry, nice and compact. 1024x768 is too low for my writing needs though.
I agree, same here with my iBook 1.1GHz and PowerBook 1.2GHz machines.iBooks are a lot of fun... my 1.42 GHz G4 works really well on the internet... Its my main portable...
It has been done.If I could get a higher resolution screen in my 12" PowerBook G4, I'd love it more. Good form factor to carry, nice and compact. 1024x768 is too low for my writing needs though.
12.1-inch diagonal, SXGA+. First Toshiba used it in their tablets, later Fujitsu, Motion, Lenono. I read at least two reports over the years, of people customising their PowerBook G4 12-inch, installing this screen. Also ThinkPadders like such a screen, have put it in X31 and X60 (possibly also X40, I do not recall specifically).
A how-to guide is : PowerBook G4 Aluminum 12" 1-1.5 GHz LCD panel upgrade on iFixit
http://www.ifixit.com/Guide/PowerBook+G4+Aluminum+12-Inch+1-1.5+GHz+LCD+panel+upgrade/3117