With intelonly snow leopard shipping, software support for ppc macs will continue its decline. Apple powerbook g4 12 1 ghz powerpc g4 40 gb hdd 512 mb. The first generation of the powerbook g4 was announced at steve jobs macworld expo keynote on january 9, 2001. Advanced processor design and memory architecture are among several core advantages that enable the powerbook g4 to pack such a tremendous wallop. Futuristic backlit keyboard with ambient light sensor the 17inch powerbook features a. I used the recovery cd from my old ibook g4 to get the os9general. If the computer has been recently operating, allow it to cool down before performing this procedure. Powerbook g4 received an impressive 33 % performance boost to 1. Its still a great way to extend the life of your powerbook especially if your book is only running at 1.
Ram increases speed and performance of applications. Though the daystar technology powerbook 7447a 2ghz cpu upgrade definitely boosts the crunching power of the now obsolete g4 powerbooks, its no match for the macbook pro in terms of cpu and gpu power. Presenting the new 15inch powerbook g4, featuring a brilliant 15inch activematrix display housed in a stunning aluminum alloy enclosure weighing just 5. The g4 was among the first laptops to use a screen with a. Inside the 15inch powerbook g4 is a screamingly fast 1. After seven months at 1 ghz, apple speed bumped the little albook by 33% to 1. Part of the original powerbook g4 release in september 2003, the powerbook g4 aluminum 17 11. The future of uptodate browsers for powerpc macs, charles w moore, miscellaneous ramblings, 2009. The power mac g4 is a series of personal computers designed, manufactured, and sold by apple computer, inc. I was pleasantly surprised when the specs of the new powerbooks were revealed, because i had just planned to.
Futuristic backlit keyboard with ambient light sensor the 17inch powerbook features a fiber optic backlit keyboard that s right out of the future. Apr 27, 2017 ive been after a higher clockspeed later revision of the 12 powerbook g4 for quite some time. Wechter guitars pathmaker wlacewood apple 17 g4 powerbook 1. The two models featured a powerpc g4 processor running at either 400 or 500 mhz, housed in a titaniumclad case that was 1 inch 25 mm deep. The minidvi port is used with an adapter cable to connect the computer to a monitor. Featuring the largest, most spectacular display ever to grace a portable, miraculously engineered into a 1inchthin notebook thats ultralight just 6. Dates sold, processor type, memory info, hard drive details, price and more. The 1 ghz version of the titanium g4 is the last, and fastest, powerbook that can natively run mac os 9 version 9. Apr 19, 2004 for customers who want the highest graphics performance, the 1. Huge thanks to dave from geekanoids for giving me a sweet deal and packing this beauty up so well. Laptop itself is in good shape, the power cable is in tough shape but works. Built around the powerpc g4 series of microprocessors, the power mac g4 was marketed by apple as the first personal supercomputers, reaching speeds of 4 to 20 gigaflops. Announced in september 2003, the powerbook g4 17 1. The initial design of the powerbook g4 was developed by apple hardware designers jory bell, nick merz, and danny delulis.
Powerbook g4 dvi powerbook g4 1 ghz867 mhz powerbook g4 12. Built around the powerpc g4 series of microprocessors, the power mac g4 was marketed by apple as the first personal supercomputers, 1 reaching speeds of 4 to 20 gigaflops. Apparently, apple refers to this model as powerbook g4 12dvi however, when l try and find a repair manual, l cannot find it for this cpu speed, only the 1. Powerbook g4 1 ghz867 mhz powerbook g4 15inch fw800 powerbook g4 15inch 1. I cant find any info, with this models cpu speed of 1. The 17inch powerbook g4 features 512k backside level 2 cache. Now it still tryes to eject a non existing cd nonstop from the minute the computer is on, and it blocks any other cd from getting in. And paired with atis radeon 9700 mobility graphics card in the 15 and 17 models, the powerbook is surely enough for gaming. Features included a standard superdrive, a dvi port, and both firewire 400 and firewire 800 ports. By releasing all three models at the same time, the powerbook g4 family was now on the same schedule for future releases. There are a number of components in the powerbook g4 aluminum 17 11. It offers twice the video memory 64 mb, to be exact resulting in a noticeable boost in graphics performance.
Apple powerbook powerpc g4 laptops for sale in stock ebay. They come with a 60 gb ultra ata100 hard drive 4200 rpm, a slotloading 8x dvdcdrw combo drive, one firewire 400 and 800 port, bluetooth 1. The latter is still in my daily rotation of computers, but the former was taken out of commission no fault of leopard, i just needed the space and reduced noise level. Hp elitebook x360 1030 g4 specifications hp customer support. Thank you for helping us maintain cnet s great community. Ive been after a higher clockspeed later revision of the 12 powerbook g4 for quite some time. Disconnect the power cord and any other cables connected to the computer.
Powerbook g4 received an impressive 33% performance boost to 1. Its the word that best describes the new 12inch powerbook g4. Upgrading ram is easy and requires minimal disassembly. For customers who want the highest graphics performance, the 1.
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