New ibook?

[Arichards]

I'm looking at an ibook on ebay which I might be able to snag in the next day or so for a great price. I already have a powerful intel iMac and I'm hung on whether I really need a laptop in college this year or not as I am an entering freshman. My funds arn't that great and the laptop would be primary word processing in library, listening to music, garageband, and simple stuff.

Will g4 ibooks still be compatable with new software for a few more years down the road?

Thanks

 

[iWonder]

Yes.
The iBooks are extremely reliable and durable. Apple will be supporting PowerPC chips for years before they actually stop creating applications compatible. And since your funds are limited, after you save up you can sell your iBook (they retain a lot of their value) then buy a macbook / pro.

 

[mynameis]

Will g4 ibooks still be compatable with new software for a few more years down the road?

Yes... and I really liked having a laptop in college, especially in the classes that had WiFi access. Campus computers suck.

 

[juco]

I'd say so. I bought an iBook purely for University use. Works a treat all round.

 

[christm]

i have an ibook, use it at school all the time.

love it

work really well and never lets me down

chris tm

 

[scoyne88]

ditto, the ibook is great for college , I did the same as you, bought an ibook off ebay, its great on campus/in lobby as wifi is everywhere, if your ibook doesnt have an airport card dlink makes a usb adapter with osx drivers, dwl-g122 its 802.11b/g and is working great for me, I got it for under 20$ with shipping, my pc crashes far more the the ibook, infact the ibook never crashes, mines a G3 600mhz 12 inch, though I find it more then fast enough for what I use it for (music, dvd's word processing and internet)

 

[ZoinX]

Hey there,

I have a G4 iBook which I am selling if your intrested . Its 14" 1GB RAM 100GB HD , Super Drive DVD burner . 1.42Ghz CPU . Latest iBook.
Ive hardly used it since ive had it and its running great .
it still has 6 months warranty which can be extended by another 2 years .

It also has lots of music making applications installed if thats your thing . Reason 3 Ableton Live 5 . Native instruments , Waves plugins ect.

Lemme know if your interested.

Thanks .

Sean Gaughan

 

[thpiat]

I also have an iBook G4 800 MHz/256MB Ram/60GB/Combo-drive

Ideal if you are mainly going to be using it fro word processing and music . I am using it atm for such uses .

Selling it as i want to start using Adobe Photoshop and other Professional applications therefore need a more efficient computer .

Let me know if you are interested

Regards Tristan