Hello. I'm new to Mac Forums, so bear with me.
I've been a Mac fan for about 10-11 years now, and though I've owned quite a few iPods and the like, I will be getting my first Mac computer in a few days. Let me rephrase that...I will be getting my brother's 6/7 year old iBook G4.1.3 (or 1.4) Ghz. 512MB RAM, 40GB HD and DVD drive with CD burning only. I'd like to spruce it up a bit without spending the equivalent of a new MacBook, though, ultimately, that's what I'd like to get. I'd like suggestions as to how much updating can be done to this machine. I do know that I would like to increase hard drive size, and RAM, and possibly replace the DVD drive with one capable of burning to DVD. Note: I do quite a bit of photo/graphic work, particularly with Photoshop.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
I've been a Mac fan for about 10-11 years now, and though I've owned quite a few iPods and the like, I will be getting my first Mac computer in a few days. Let me rephrase that...I will be getting my brother's 6/7 year old iBook G4.1.3 (or 1.4) Ghz. 512MB RAM, 40GB HD and DVD drive with CD burning only. I'd like to spruce it up a bit without spending the equivalent of a new MacBook, though, ultimately, that's what I'd like to get. I'd like suggestions as to how much updating can be done to this machine. I do know that I would like to increase hard drive size, and RAM, and possibly replace the DVD drive with one capable of burning to DVD. Note: I do quite a bit of photo/graphic work, particularly with Photoshop.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.