Quote: Originally posted by Zimphire: Fixed. 'Damn, you beat me to it. hehe.

I have 1 GHz 12" Powerboook with only 256 MB RAM. Now I found out that the standard 256 MB is non-removable. I would like to max the ram capacity and buuy the 1 GB chip, but I just…

From my own experience, reason runs fine on a g3 350 mhz with 256 mb. I don't see any use for a powerbook 12" with 2 gig of ram i use a powerbook g4 17" with 512 mb, i have an ext…

The saying from day one for computers is still true: You can never have enough memory. aehaas

Quote: Originally posted by dissident: I have 1 GHz 12" Powerboook with only 256 MB RAM. Now I found out that the standard 256 MB is non-removable. I would like to max t…

by the time the price of a 1 GB stick drops to where a 512 MB stick is now, you may be thinking of replacing your new powerbook. buy what you can afford now. -r.

Quote: Originally posted by rjenkinson: by the time the price of a 1 GB stick drops to where a 512 MB stick is now, you may be thinking of replacing your new powerbook. …

I was in the same situation a few weeks ago. I also have a PB 1ghz with a 80 GB HD. I added a 512 MB stick. But I don't see a big difference. I would advice you to add a 256 MB sti…

Quote: Originally posted by aehaas: The saying from day one for computers is still true: You can never have enough memory. aehaas Ummm. . . Yes you can! Typoon …

Hi trying to decide whether to get: 1. a 17"powerbook (with 1.33GHz, ATI Mobility RADEON 9600 - 64MB DDR etc) or 2. a 12" powerbook (with 1GHz, NVIDIA GeForce FX Go 5200 - 32MB DD…

Quote: Originally posted by loosmore2003: Hi trying to decide whether to get: 1. a 17"powerbook (with 1.33GHz, ATI Mobility RADEON 9600 - 64MB DDR etc) or 2. a 12" powe…

Its going to be a replacement for my desktop. Mostly doing photoshop and illustrator work. I've got a 867GHz quicksilver G4 at home which runs pretty well. How do you think the 12"…

I'd imagine it would be around the same speed as that machine.

|-------| That much slower.

Quote: Originally posted by loosmore2003: Its going to be a replacement for my desktop. Mostly doing photoshop and illustrator work. I've got a 867GHz quicksilver G4 at …

Has anyone ever hooked up a GPS to your powerbook? I want to see if I can hook up my Magellan to my 12" and run Route 66. Anyone ever done this? If so with which GPS

Might want to look here http://www.macgpspro.com/ Also search under MadeForMac for GPS. I haven't tried your setup but have researched what reciever would be best for me. Looki…

You might want to give the Mac Mapping and GPS group over at Yahoo Groups a try. They've been discussing Route 66 and various external GPS receivers lately. You can find them ove…

Hey all, I screwed up royally! I was minding my own business when a buddy calls to tell me he's purchased an "open box" 40G Ipod from BB. He can't get it to work so he wants to com…

Sounds similar to what happened to my GF. I bought her an iPod for Christmas, and we used my Powerbook to set it up, and she put about 5 GB of music on it. She was so excited. N…

Quote: Originally posted by orsadude2: Hey all, I screwed up royally! I was minding my own business when a buddy calls to tell me he's purchased an "open box" 40G Ipod f…

for those who own a powerbook..12 in. how long does your battery last? mine seems to suck 1% every minute or 30 secs. sucks

hi, i just got a 12 inch powerbook and absolutely love it to death. The battery lasts quite a while with the energy saver stuff turned on. I have contrast set to around 4 dots, s…

I am in my house surfing the net (wirelessly), chatting on iChat and with the screen on about half-brightness I am reporting a time of 3 hours 8 minutes with 92% battery remaining.

I began developing a bad battery about 5-6 months in to my ownership. As it wasn't a priority, I prolonged calling Apple about it...big mistake. According to multiple levels of te…