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Apple Computing Products:
macOS - Notebook Hardware
Old G4 Pro Powerbook
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<blockquote data-quote="Lifeisabeach" data-source="post: 1361413" data-attributes="member: 38864"><p>Well the HP would certainly be a much more powerful laptop. But you'd be limited to running Windows. Or Linux if that's your thing. The only point in using the Powerbook would be to learn and use Mac OS X. However due to the age of the machine, you are limited to much older versions of OS X, nor could you dual-boot Windows on it if you needed since it's not Intel-based.</p><p></p><p>So… if you aren't particularly motivated to learn OS X, then you may as well go for the HP. If you are interested in dabbling in OS X, then consider keeping it for a bit, even if you don't replace the battery and leave it charging. If you find you like it, consider buying a used Intel-based MacBook that can run a newer version of OS X.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lifeisabeach, post: 1361413, member: 38864"] Well the HP would certainly be a much more powerful laptop. But you'd be limited to running Windows. Or Linux if that's your thing. The only point in using the Powerbook would be to learn and use Mac OS X. However due to the age of the machine, you are limited to much older versions of OS X, nor could you dual-boot Windows on it if you needed since it's not Intel-based. So… if you aren't particularly motivated to learn OS X, then you may as well go for the HP. If you are interested in dabbling in OS X, then consider keeping it for a bit, even if you don't replace the battery and leave it charging. If you find you like it, consider buying a used Intel-based MacBook that can run a newer version of OS X. [/QUOTE]
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