Apple PowerBook G4 Notebk

867MHz, 256MB, 40GB, CDRW, MacOSX, 12.1TFT - MPN: M8760LLA

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Description: It's gorgeous and compact. The eye-catching 12-inch PowerBook G4 from Apple. At just over an inch thick and a svelte 4.6 pounds,1 the new anodized aluminum design is so easy to carry, it will be your constant companion. The most affordable PowerBook ever accelerates your fav... read more

It's gorgeous and compact. The eye-catching 12-inch PowerBook G4 from Apple. At just over an inch thick and a svelte 4.6 pounds,1 the new anodized aluminum design is so easy to carry, it will be your constant companion. The most affordable PowerBook ever accelerates your favorite applications with the unmatched performance of the PowerPC G4 with Velocity Engine. ow with the NVIDIA GeForce4 420 Go, the 12-inch PowerBook makes graphics-intensive applications, the hottest 3D games, and DVD special effects all sizzle. With built-in antennas, the PowerBook is ready for an AirPort Extreme Card for superfast wireless networking. Integrated Bluetooth technology delivers cable-free connections to PDAs and mobile phones. minimize

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janntique from OH

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Jul 2003

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User has 30 Days of experience with this product

This is my first Apple, the G4 12"Powerbook. The d ...

Strengths:

Beautiful design, compliments Ipods, for creative types, good value, exceptional keyboard appearance and feel, no crashing of operating system, extremely portable, crisp bright screen

Weaknesses:

Slightly warm over left palm rest but not uncomfortably so, less software available than for win users

Posted Jul 28, 2003 - This is my first Apple, the G4 12"Powerbook. The design gets compliments from everyone who sees it; it works better with my iPod than my Toshiba laptop did. I easily transferred my music library to the mac by attaching a Cat 5 ethernet cable and the mac did the rest: detected all the network settings and I needed no additional software to transfer my files. Of course you can only transfer things that you can open on a a mac like word files, music, etc. Otherwise WIN operating programs that open with .exe need Virtual PC to work on it. I recommend maxing out your ram , getting the Airport extreme card 54 g backward compatible to 802.1 b, getting the superdrive which burns CDs and DVDs, The slot for the superdrive prevents any damage to the CD drawer, which in my opinion is great. The screen is good enough to watch DVDs but if you do extensive video editing you probably want the 15 or 17" Powerbook. I thought the 17" was too big for portability (face it it's a surfboard) but it does have the same keyboard layout as the 12". The 15", while portable, sports ugly black keys that aren't as nice in appearance or touch asthe 12 or 17". Support at Apple is personable and knowledgable. Their website has a wealth of support too. I am in heaven at the iTunes store, the iPod works so much better on the mac system. The OS X 10 has never crashed. Apple deserves their profit this quarter for fine consumer products. Buy yourself this present, it's a delight to open the package - apple rocks! - former Wintel geek

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jfaquestions from IL

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User has 4 Months of experience with this product

If you are looking for a laptop that has all the a ...

Strengths:

Without a doubt one of the fastest, most compact, and user friendly laptops ever. This is my 7th Apple laptop. Whenever I use it I always get compliments. And when I travel the SuperDrive, Airport and other features make this a must have accessory on any

Weaknesses:

Screen needs more protection from scratches formed from contact with keyboard.

Posted May 15, 2003 - If you are looking for a laptop that has all the accessories inside instead of having to add them on, a fast processor and a superdrive this is the one to get.

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Scootercat

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My constant companion taking it from the office to ...

Strengths:

Portability, ease of use, sound quality, cdrw/dvd-r drive, quality of LCD, best keyboard feel on a laptop

Weaknesses:

Heat buildup on left palmrest

Posted Jul 25, 2003 - My constant companion taking it from the office to home is a breeze. Great presentation tool regardless of the audience. The keyboard has a solid feel better than any other I have used before. I previously used a klunky windows based laptop from a major manufacturer and will never go back again.

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krsbtv from TX

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I ordered this magnificent midget right before I l ...

Strengths:

A durable workhorse, small and easy to live with while traveling. Runs long on internal battery.

Weaknesses:

Needs DVI-out and a L3 cache!!!

Posted May 24, 2003 - I ordered this magnificent midget right before I left to cover the Gulf War. I took it into the desert in Kuwait where it survived in harsh desert conditions and high heat. It functioned great even though it was subjected to extreme conditions that no laptop is designed for. Sand, dust, sweat and bouncing around in an Army Humvee, not to mention the trip over in a C-130 Air Force cargo jet. It is so easy to take along on trips, much easier than my Sony VAIO laptop that is gathering dust because of my new found devotion to this hot-rod G4 from Apple.

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bob$5534s

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User has 2 Months of experience with this product

My PC is gathering dust. This Mac laptop is perfec ...

Strengths:

Full-featured, desktop replacement laptop at only 4.5lbs. 3.5 hour typical battery life. Mac OS X is wonderful, has stability of Unix.

Weaknesses:

Would be nice to have DVI-out and a L3 cache

Posted Apr 3, 2003 - My PC is gathering dust. This Mac laptop is perfect - small, light, no compromises, excellent design. I used to have an 800Mhz iBook (G3), and this is much faster thanks to the G4. It's like upgrading from a Celeron to a Pentium4 - even if the MHz is the same, the performance is higher.

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