What use is an Ibook?

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What use is an Ibook?

Josk

8:01 pm on Mar 26, 2004 (gmt 0)

Hi,

I've got my grubby mits on an Ibook (256 Mb, 10G Disk, 500mhz) ... Can I run the latest version on OS 10 on it?

Cheers!

aaronjf

8:59 pm on Mar 26, 2004 (gmt 0)

I know you can atleast run 10.2.8 That is what mine is running at home

I have also run DW MX 2004, photoshop and office on it. I use it for travel and checking on our servers and email when at home.

jamesa

6:08 pm on Mar 27, 2004 (gmt 0)

>> Can I run the latest version on OS 10 on it?

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timster

1:19 am on Mar 28, 2004 (gmt 0)

Short answer: Yes.

If the machine's in good shape, it's probably got a good deal of life in it. But you might consider a good, cheap new hard drive now, before you install all your stuff and run out of space.

Josk

11:33 am on Mar 29, 2004 (gmt 0)

Well last night I had general clean up on it. And I noticed it already a pre-installed version of OS 10. I've ordered a copy of Panther as apparently that runs faster. I've also ordered a stick of ram.

The harddisk looks a bit tricky to upgrade so I'll see if I need it. I don't see it as a main computer, just something to use on the road. My desktop has oodles of disk space (200Gb) so I can use that as a back up.

258cib

12:12 pm on Mar 29, 2004 (gmt 0)

Since you have OS X already, do the upgrade to Panther. (If you didn't have the OS X, I'd question the need for it.) But, from my experience you are going to need that bigger hard drive to maintain performance. (A few more updates and plugins, and it will be full.) I'd invest in a bigger hard drive sooner than later.