Please permit some kindergarten-level questions from a new Mac owner:
I just bought my first Mac (and my first laptop), a second-hand 2005-era 12-inch-screen Ibook G4, combo drive, 512 RAM, 1.33 PowerPC with Tiger. It came with the manual for the machine, the manual for Tiger, two reinstall discs and the adapter.
1/ Was this originally packaged with anything else I might need?
2/ The previous owner, who seemed pretty conscientious, peeled off and saved several labels with bar codes and serial numbers. I don't plan to throw them away, but is there anything that I might need to use them for?
3/ Is there any reason not to reinstall Tiger from scratch, to start out with a clean slate, so to speak? Does that cause excess wear on the hard drive? (If that's a silly question feel free to say so.) The unit doesn't seem to have other programs installed.
4/ What settings should I apply for maximum security, especially at hotspots?
5/ How well would Leopard be likely to work on this particular unit? Or do I need more RAM?
6/ How hard is it, really, for a non-technician to install more RAM? The owner's manual recommends taking it to a shop, but then gives detailed instructions with pictures for the user to do it himself. If I need to go to a shop, what's a reasonable price to upgrade to 1G?
7/ I understand that earlier Ibooks had some problems with the logic boards and maybe some other parts. Is this particular model known to have any problems that I should look out for (keeping in mind that it's been in regular use without problems for close to three years)?
8/ The Iskin and copycat products look like a clever way to protect the keyboard. But some people seem to feel that it can leave marks on the screen and might contribute to overheating. Any experience, good or bad, with Iskins?
9/ Anything else I need to know?
I just bought my first Mac (and my first laptop), a second-hand 2005-era 12-inch-screen Ibook G4, combo drive, 512 RAM, 1.33 PowerPC with Tiger. It came with the manual for the machine, the manual for Tiger, two reinstall discs and the adapter.
1/ Was this originally packaged with anything else I might need?
2/ The previous owner, who seemed pretty conscientious, peeled off and saved several labels with bar codes and serial numbers. I don't plan to throw them away, but is there anything that I might need to use them for?
3/ Is there any reason not to reinstall Tiger from scratch, to start out with a clean slate, so to speak? Does that cause excess wear on the hard drive? (If that's a silly question feel free to say so.) The unit doesn't seem to have other programs installed.
4/ What settings should I apply for maximum security, especially at hotspots?
5/ How well would Leopard be likely to work on this particular unit? Or do I need more RAM?
6/ How hard is it, really, for a non-technician to install more RAM? The owner's manual recommends taking it to a shop, but then gives detailed instructions with pictures for the user to do it himself. If I need to go to a shop, what's a reasonable price to upgrade to 1G?
7/ I understand that earlier Ibooks had some problems with the logic boards and maybe some other parts. Is this particular model known to have any problems that I should look out for (keeping in mind that it's been in regular use without problems for close to three years)?
8/ The Iskin and copycat products look like a clever way to protect the keyboard. But some people seem to feel that it can leave marks on the screen and might contribute to overheating. Any experience, good or bad, with Iskins?
9/ Anything else I need to know?
you will get different answers here but that is all i have ever done and i travel a lot with mine.
