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<blockquote data-quote="D3v1L80Y" data-source="post: 351178" data-attributes="member: 2960">1. Are Power PC processors really like double their clockspeed? I seen that advertised alot. How fast should I expect it, right now my desktop is a AMD 3000+ (About 2GHZ) will I feel a huge drop off (It's XP home)No.&nbsp; That is an extremely inaccurate way to judge the PowerPC processor.They simply process data in a different way.&nbsp; There is no fair and accurate way to compare a PPC to an x86 processor.2. Very cosmetic thing but does the Apple logo glow on these models?The LCD backlight does shine through the logo on the lid.&nbsp; That is how all of the Mac notebooks with a &quot;light up&quot; logo work.3. Finally, would you guys suggest a USB wifi adapter or an airport card. 11mbps seems sorta low in comparison to some of the available Mac USB adapters which are at 54mbps, and almost half the going price. The USB wifi cards and adapters are sketchy at best.&nbsp; I would recommed finding an AirPort Card (original, NOT Extreme) on eBay or the like for it.4. Edit- Another question I have is about RAM, what kinda ram does this model have, and whats the max it can handle?PC-100 SDRAM SoDIMMSThe max it can take is 640MB.You will also want to look for a retail version of the OS.&nbsp; Since that listing doesn't include the discs, you are going to want some sort of restore/install media.&nbsp; You may never need to actually reinstall the OS, but the discs are needed for doing other things.&nbsp; Namely disk repair and other troubleshooting methods that you may need to perform.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="D3v1L80Y, post: 351178, member: 2960"] [B]1. Are Power PC processors really like double their clockspeed? I seen that advertised alot. How fast should I expect it, right now my desktop is a AMD 3000+ (About 2GHZ) will I feel a huge drop off (It's XP home) [/B] No. That is an extremely inaccurate way to judge the PowerPC processor. They simply process data in a different way. There is no fair and accurate way to compare a PPC to an x86 processor. [B]2. Very cosmetic thing but does the Apple logo glow on these models?[/B]The LCD backlight does shine through the logo on the lid. That is how all of the Mac notebooks with a "light up" logo work. [B]3. Finally, would you guys suggest a USB wifi adapter or an airport card. 11mbps seems sorta low in comparison to some of the available Mac USB adapters which are at 54mbps, and almost half the going price. [/B]The USB wifi cards and adapters are sketchy at best. I would recommed finding an AirPort Card (original, NOT Extreme) on eBay or the like for it. [B]4. Edit- Another question I have is about RAM, what kinda ram does this model have, and whats the max it can handle?[/B]PC-100 SDRAM SoDIMMS The max it can take is 640MB. You will also want to look for a retail version of the OS. Since that listing doesn't include the discs, you are going to want some sort of restore/install media. You may never need to actually reinstall the OS, but the discs are needed for doing other things. Namely disk repair and other troubleshooting methods that you may need to perform. [/QUOTE]

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