Macworld reviews the Jan 2005 rev version of the 12 inch PowerBook G4
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This was my first Mac, and I bought it after being frustrated with flakiness I experienced from Dell and its lineup. It was this little machine that convinced me I was right to switch to Apple, and it's this little machine that reminds me how good Apple is about customer service. They...
Read the full review →It performed great for 3 years, but the battery died progressively after that. In the end I only used as a SAI just in case I accidentally unplugged the power adapter. I bought a new one in eBay from a white brand store somewhere in China. It costed me half of the price they asked in the Apple...
Read the full review →I've had my 12" Powerbook G4 for over 6 years now. It's my "around the house go to machine". It's always close at hand for a quick internet search or tweet. I've maxed out the memory and upgraded the OS to Leopard (alas, probably the latest MAC OS version it...
Read the full review →6 years old, still going strong. I love this thing. It's been dropped and bumped for years and it refuses to die. Can't put very much on it with the stock hard drive. Can't upgrade anymore. Can't run very many new programs, but who cares. I used it for typing papers and...
Read the full review →This was my go-to machine. It went everywhere and did everything with me for nearly 5 years and never failed. The only thing that finally put an end to our relationship was my toddler stepping on it, bending the chassis such that it couldn't connect to charge any more. I miss that machine...
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