PowerBook question:

I'm a complete newbie on this subject: I'm looking to purchase my first ever laptop. I need one for school and a simple media project I'm going to be working on. I've asked a couple of friends about the current crop of Macbooks, but he suggested getting a second-hand PowerBook with decent specs for half the price.

Right now I'm looking to buy a PowerBook G4 12". My question is this: is the memory upgradeable? And if so, how do I go about doing it? Just go into a Mac Store? Obviously I'm not knowledgeable on the subject, and any advice would be greatly appreciated.

If you're going to invest money in a used PowerBook, I'd at least go for a G5. With a G4, you're at least 3 processor revisions behind (C2D, CD, G5, maybe others?).

kfordham281 said:

If you're going to invest money in a used PowerBook, I'd at least go for a G5. With a G4, you're at least 3 processor revisions behind (C2D, CD, G5, maybe others?).

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There is no PowerBook G5. The PowerBook line ended with the G4 processor. The next upgrade was the MacBook Pro with the Intel processors.