is this Powerbook G4 outdated?

Hi all;

I'm about to buy a Powerbook G4. Can you tell me if it's outdated?

Apple 1.0 GHz PowerPC G4 processor
1024MB of PC2700 (333MHz) DDR SDRAM; supports up to 2GB
60 GB Ultra ATA/66 hard disk drive
15-inch TFT widescreen display
Slot-loading Combo Drive (DVD/CD-RW)

Detailed Specification
Processor type Apple PowerPC G4; 512KB level 2 cache
CPU speed 1.00 GHz
Bus speed 167MHz
RAM installed / Maximum 1024MB PC2700 DDR SDRAM; supports up to 2 GB
RAM technology DDR RAM
Hard drive 60 GB Ultra ATA/66
DVD/CD-RW Combo drive With one drive can watch DVDs and burn CDs; 24X Speed
Weight 5.4 lbs
Diagonal screen size 15-inch
Display technology (Diagonal) built-in TFT display ( Max Resolution: 1280x854 Pixels )

Ports One DVI output port, FireWire 400 & 800 (IEEE 1394) ports, Two USB 2.0 ports, One PC Card/CardBus slot supporting one Type I or Type II card, VGA output, S-video output port, Audio line in (minijack), Audio line out (minijack), Two built-in stereo speakers, Internal omnidirectional microphone
Video Memory ATI Mobility Radeon 9700 with 64MB of DDR SDRAM
Modem type Built-in 56K V.92 modem
Networking Built-in 10/100/1000 BASE-T Ethernet
Wireless networking Built-in AirPort Extreme Card (802.11g)
Bluetooth Built-in Bluetooth
(Battery about 1 hours of running time)

AC Adapter Apple AC Power Adapter
OS provided Mac OS X Tiger and other bundled software

Thanks so much!

For many, it would be. For another group of people, it should be fine. How much is it and what do you plan on doing with it?

Outdated?
Well, it is an older model, but it is certainly still a viable machine.

Just be sure to not spend much more than $300 for it.
I would say $400 tops.

I'm a Windows Pro, just want to learn the MAC O/S & needed a notebook anyways. I got it last night, $450 Canadian.

Good price if my calculations are right. Nice one.

thomwilk said:

I'm a Windows Pro, just want to learn the MAC O/S & needed a notebook anyways. I got it last night, $450 Canadian.

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Thatis a great machine for that purpose.
That's roughly $385 U.S. so you got it at a fair and decent price, too.