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Powerbook G4 1.67 upgrades
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<blockquote data-quote="mr g5" data-source="post: 1339338" data-attributes="member: 15054"><p>Hello its been awhile since I've been on these forums,</p><p></p><p>I have a powerbook g4 1.67 that I bought on ebay for basic internet, email, and MS office when I'm at school away from my Mac Pro. Shortly after buying it the DC-Charging board went and I took it to apple for repair. During the repair the logic board fried. They replaced the logic board (so new cpu and gpu), the dc-charging board, and the bottom half of the case. I was only charged for the dc-board. I now have a basically brand new powerbook for $50.</p><p></p><p>it has 1.5 GB of RAM. Would upgrading it to the max 2GB make a difference for OSX 10.5?</p><p></p><p>It currently has the OEM 80 GB 5400 rpm HD. Would a modern 5400 rpm drive be faster? Are any solid state drives made for ATA100 interfaces?</p><p></p><p>Lastly, where do you recommend getting a replacement battery from? I am only getting a hour from a full charge.</p><p></p><p>Thanks,</p><p>Robert</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mr g5, post: 1339338, member: 15054"] Hello its been awhile since I've been on these forums, I have a powerbook g4 1.67 that I bought on ebay for basic internet, email, and MS office when I'm at school away from my Mac Pro. Shortly after buying it the DC-Charging board went and I took it to apple for repair. During the repair the logic board fried. They replaced the logic board (so new cpu and gpu), the dc-charging board, and the bottom half of the case. I was only charged for the dc-board. I now have a basically brand new powerbook for $50. it has 1.5 GB of RAM. Would upgrading it to the max 2GB make a difference for OSX 10.5? It currently has the OEM 80 GB 5400 rpm HD. Would a modern 5400 rpm drive be faster? Are any solid state drives made for ATA100 interfaces? Lastly, where do you recommend getting a replacement battery from? I am only getting a hour from a full charge. Thanks, Robert [/QUOTE]
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