Free iBook G4!!!

[hilga007]

Hey ya'll! I just got a free iBook G4 for helping a friend migrate data from it to her MacBook, then connecting her BlackBerry to her MacBook!

Specs:

• 1.07GHz G4 w/12" Screen
  
• 256 MB RAM (I upgraded it to 512)
  
• 40GB HD
  
• Combo Drive
  
• Airport Extreme

I then:

• Reformatted with 10.5.8
  
• Disabled Dock Transparency (greatly improves performance it seems)
  
• Disabled Spotlight on everything except Applications (I like to launch Apps with Spotlight)
  
• Installed Opera 10 and use Turbo Mode (renders on their servers)

I was surfing with 8 tabs open, while chatting with 4 people on iChat, with Preview and Grab open and didn't notice any major slowdowns! Performance actually seemed better than under 10.3.9...

 

[Mars478]

Great! What computer are you coming from?

 

[Paralel]

Lucky SOB...

 

[ClassicHasClass]

Not bad at all. I still have my iBook G4 (1.33), though I'm now using my TiBook/867 a lot more (bigger screen, and I'm trying to eat my dogfood more with Classilla -- between Classilla and MacSSH I'm pretty much covered for on the road usage). However, I think yours will be a lot happier with Tiger.

 

[kvanderlaag]

Jerk!

Seriously, I loved my 1.07 GHz G4 iBook. They're great little machines, and fun to take apart. Enjoy it!

 

[bhylak]

I thought you said you were giving one away for free! Dang't...

 

[bhylak]

Tell me the next time she wants to burn a DVD. I'll help her out... for an iPad. lol

 

[Strimkind]

Very lucky there. I used to own a 1.2ghz iBook but sold it a few years back.