PowerBook - upgrade question

smblair · smblair #1 (**permalink**)

12-23-2006, 09:45 AM

I have inherited a PowerBook G4 15" with 512 MB of Memory. What hardware upgrades would anyone suggest?

Thanks.

Reel1 · Reel1 #2 (**permalink**)

12-23-2006, 10:45 AM

Increase your ram

D3v1L80Y · D3v1L80Y #3 (**permalink**)

12-23-2006, 12:01 PM

Yeah, RAM is about the only thing I would suggest. It is really easy to do and it will make a noticeable difference in performance.

SuB8HaVeN · SuB8HaVeN #4 (**permalink**)

12-23-2006, 04:45 PM

RAM, and you can also add a 7200RPM hard drive to make it boot faster and load applications faster. The Seagate Momentus 7200.1 is a great drive and is currently the fastest notebook drive you can buy; I actually ordered one for my 12" Powerbook G4...

smblair · smblair #5 (**permalink**)

12-24-2006, 12:57 PM

Thanks everyone

thermidor · thermidor #6 (**permalink**)

12-30-2006, 04:44 AM

If you upgrade the drive, be aware that unzipping a Powerbook isn't for the faint hearted; there's good potential for wrecking stuff!

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smblair #1 (permalink)
Guest Posts: n/a	12-23-2006, 09:45 AM I have inherited a PowerBook G4 15" with 512 MB of Memory. What hardware upgrades would anyone suggest? Thanks.
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Reel1 #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Nov 29, 2006 Location: Barrie, Ontario, Canada Posts: 606 Mac Specs: 2.16 GHz Intel Imac Core 2 Duo//MacBook 1.83 Core 2 Duo//G5 Power Mac	12-23-2006, 10:45 AM Increase your ram
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SuB8HaVeN #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Aug 29, 2006 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 217 Mac Specs: Powerbook G4 12" 1.5GHz	12-23-2006, 04:45 PM RAM, and you can also add a 7200RPM hard drive to make it boot faster and load applications faster. The Seagate Momentus 7200.1 is a great drive and is currently the fastest notebook drive you can buy; I actually ordered one for my 12" Powerbook G4...
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smblair #5 (permalink)
Guest Posts: n/a	12-24-2006, 12:57 PM Thanks everyone
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thermidor #6 (permalink)
Member Since: Feb 28, 2005 Location: Bagshot, Surrey, UK Posts: 198 Mac Specs: Powerbook 17" 1.5GHz, 2GB, 160GB Momentus; iMac 24" 3.06GHz, 2GB; iPhone 2.5G 8GB; iPod 5G 60GB	12-30-2006, 04:44 AM If you upgrade the drive, be aware that unzipping a Powerbook isn't for the faint hearted; there's good potential for wrecking stuff!
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