Apple PowerBook G4 (M8981LL/A) Mac Notebook Reviews

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Apple OS is so easy and this computer is really perfect. Best ratio quality/price fully stable and high performance. from Digitaltrends.com I've had this model for a year. Had to send it in once because I damaged the case and loosened the power jack. from Pricegrabber.com Strengths: Sleek design. Excellent GUI. No hassle manufacturer repairs and replacements. Excellent screen. from Pricegrabber.com Pros: Sleek design, good battery life, slot loading CD/DVD. Light weight, all metal case. Cons: Pricey, runs HOT, fan loud, Speakers not loud enough, no right mouse button. from Shopping.com It was returned after 2 weeks by original owner because of hinge. I was looking at the top of line iBook, but when the Rep. showed me this model, I could not pass it up. Super drive, back lit keyboard, enough power and memory for almost anyones needs. from Pricegrabber.com Strengths: Looks, operating system, ease of use, iLife, iTunes, .mac, (all bundled software) Apple support, etc.... Weaknesses: Battery life, hinge feels a little off. from Pricegrabber.com so far so good. just wish apple had changed the actual design of the product a little to differ from the old. so this new laptop looks just like my old one...kind of takes away from showing off something new when it looks exactly the same. from Amazon.com Like it or not, I've used Windows/PC for the past 12 years. Macintosh occasionally appealed to me, but I didn't get it partly because it's expensive, partly because of compatibility. At work and at home, I owned: Dell Inspiron, Thinkpad, Dell/HP Desktops, running Windows 98/2000/XP. from Amazon.com My PowerBook has been accidentally dropped twice. The first time it fell from a table as my kids were watching a DVD movie from the laptop. from Amazon.com I switched from Apple to Centrino because it cost half as much and the battery lasted twice as long. Now I really like Apple just fine, but I can't see spending more money to get a slower computer. from Amazon.com

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Released	over 3 years ago
Display Size	15.2 in.
Weight	5.51 lb.
Processor Speed	1.25 GHz
Hard Drive Capacity	80 GB
Analog Modulation Protocol	ITU V.92
Audio Input Type	Microphone
Audio Output Type	Sound card
Battery Run Time	4.5 Hour(s). 4.5 Hours
Battery Technology	Lithium ion
Bus Speed	167 MHz
CD / DVD Type	CD-RW/DVD-R
Data Link Protocol	Bluetooth Ethernet Fast Ethernet Gigabit Ethernet IEEE 802.11g
Depth	9.5 in.
Display	15.2 in. TFT Active Matrix
Display Color Support	24-bit (16.7 million colors)
Display Max. Resolution	1280 x 854
Display Tech	TFT Active Matrix
Expandability	1 x Type I/II PC Card Slot
Expansion Ports	2 x USB 2.0 2 x IEEE 1394a (FireWire) RJ-11 (modem) RJ-45 (NIC) S-Video out DVI (Digital Video Interface)
Graphic Bus Interface	AGP x4
Graphic Processor	ATI MOBILITY RADEON 9600
Hard Drive Rotation Speed	4,200 RPM
Height	1.1 in.
Input Method	Keyboard Trackpad
Installed Cache Memory	512 KB
Installed Memory	512 MB (DDR SDRAM)
Installed RAM	512 MB
Installed Video Memory	64 MB
MPN	M8981LL/A
Max Supported RAM	2 GB 2.048 GB
Max. Video Resolution	2048 x 1536
Modem Type	Fax / Modem
Networking Type	Network Adapter
Operating System	Apple MacOS X 10.3
Optical Drive Read Speed	24x (CD) 8x (DVD)
Optical Drive Write Speed	16x (CD) 2x (DVD)
Processor	Motorola PowerPC G4 1.25 GHz PowerPC G4 1.25 GHz
Processor Manufacturer	Motorola
Processor Type	PowerPC G4
RAM Speed	333 MHz
RAM Technology	DDR SDRAM
Storage Controller Type	IDE
Warranty	1 Year
Width	13.71 in.

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