Advise please.

brasgaucho · brasgaucho #1 (**permalink**)

06-05-2009, 05:02 PM

Hello,

Finally made the switch, retired my pc and bought an imac, i like it so much that i end up buying another mac (used powerbook g4 12" 1.5 Ghz 512MB).

How can i maximize the powerbook?
Should i install leopard?

Thank you.

Collin Bl · Collin Bl #2 (**permalink**)

06-05-2009, 08:22 PM

Like most computer issues - depends on what u expect to do. Certainly Leopard is more storage and more processor intensive for the PPC units. For most 10.4.11 and casual home use will work well. If you need Screen Share and Time Machine then Leopard is a good choice altho it might tax the ole 1.5GHz unit a bit. Certainly 1 GB RAM would be a big help especially with Leopard where i think it is a minmum.

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brasgaucho #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Jun 03, 2009 Posts: 1	06-05-2009, 05:02 PM Hello, Finally made the switch, retired my pc and bought an imac, i like it so much that i end up buying another mac (used powerbook g4 12" 1.5 Ghz 512MB). How can i maximize the powerbook? Should i install leopard? Thank you.
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Collin Bl #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Apr 07, 2009 Location: Napier NZ Posts: 3,273 Mac Specs: 27 iMac i5, 2.4 C2D MBP & iMac 20, 1TB dual TC, AppleTV, iPh4	06-05-2009, 08:22 PM Like most computer issues - depends on what u expect to do. Certainly Leopard is more storage and more processor intensive for the PPC units. For most 10.4.11 and casual home use will work well. If you need Screen Share and Time Machine then Leopard is a good choice altho it might tax the ole 1.5GHz unit a bit. Certainly 1 GB RAM would be a big help especially with Leopard where i think it is a minmum.
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