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- MacBook Pro 15" 2.2GHz/4GB/250GB, G4 Cube 450MHz + 17" Studio LCD
One of my friends has a PowerBook that he wants to sell and is also looking for a Windows laptop for VB coding and installing linux on.
Anyway, since my primary computer is a Windows XP laptop, he has suggested that I swap my laptop + cash for his Powerbook.
My laptop:
Fujitsu Siemens Amilo A1630, AMD Athlon 64 3200+ (2.0GHz), 512mb RAM, 40GB HDD, DVD RW, integrated wireless, 15.4" widescreen, ATi MR9700 64mb.
It is about 18 months old and in good condition apart from some faded paint. I paid £750 for it new.
Friend's PowerBook:
15 inch G4 1.33GHz, 768mb RAM, 60GB HDD (I think), Combo drive, Airport + Bluetooth, 64mb ATi graphics (I belive it is a 9700). He says it is about 3 years old.
He says he wants my laptop + £350 cash, but I have managed to knock him down to laptop + £250 cash.
Would this be a good deal?
Or if not, how much would the PowerBook be worth?
I am seriously considering it to get me out of the Windows world, but I would need to ugrade it to a Superdrive and probably top up the RAM to at least 1GB.
And how would performance of a G4 1.33GHz compare to an Athlon 64 3200+?
Also, I am going to be buying a MacBook Pro next summer for Uni, so the laptop would be used for about a year and then I'd probably give it to my sister for a very cheap price.
Another thing to consider is that I already own a G4 Cube and planning to upgrade that to a G4 1.5GHz processor at a later date, would it be better to spend money upgrading the Cube?
Thanks in advance for any advice.
Anyway, since my primary computer is a Windows XP laptop, he has suggested that I swap my laptop + cash for his Powerbook.
My laptop:
Fujitsu Siemens Amilo A1630, AMD Athlon 64 3200+ (2.0GHz), 512mb RAM, 40GB HDD, DVD RW, integrated wireless, 15.4" widescreen, ATi MR9700 64mb.
It is about 18 months old and in good condition apart from some faded paint. I paid £750 for it new.
Friend's PowerBook:
15 inch G4 1.33GHz, 768mb RAM, 60GB HDD (I think), Combo drive, Airport + Bluetooth, 64mb ATi graphics (I belive it is a 9700). He says it is about 3 years old.
He says he wants my laptop + £350 cash, but I have managed to knock him down to laptop + £250 cash.
Would this be a good deal?
Or if not, how much would the PowerBook be worth?
I am seriously considering it to get me out of the Windows world, but I would need to ugrade it to a Superdrive and probably top up the RAM to at least 1GB.
And how would performance of a G4 1.33GHz compare to an Athlon 64 3200+?
Also, I am going to be buying a MacBook Pro next summer for Uni, so the laptop would be used for about a year and then I'd probably give it to my sister for a very cheap price.
Another thing to consider is that I already own a G4 Cube and planning to upgrade that to a G4 1.5GHz processor at a later date, would it be better to spend money upgrading the Cube?
Thanks in advance for any advice.