Apple PowerBook Notebook 15.2" M9677LL/A (1.67 GHz PowerPC G4, 512 MB RAM, 80 GB Hard Drive, SuperDrive)

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A word of caution
Apple needs to improve quality control and product support. The superdrive stopped working when laptop was 6 weeks old. Sent to Apple repair on April 4 and was informed 5 days later after I called that replacement wouldn't be available until end of April. New Superdrive could be quality control problem like permanent white spots on screens and batteries that catch fire of earlier models. Pity, because everything else about the machine is simply superb.
The Holy Grail of Laptop Computing
I have a friend of a friend who works at an Apple store and just recenlty he let me play with all the new stuff, some old stuff too and here is my impression of the new, improved 15 inch PowerBook. First off, and I feel like shouting this, but I won't, "It's about time Apple put out a computer that had enough memory in it to actually run it!" I have an old G3, 14 inch iBook and right off the bat I had to buy more memory, bumping it up to 640 megs, so knowing this baby comes with 512 right out the door, will bring a sigh of relief to anybody thinking of buying one. The screen on this baby is gorgeous, no reading glasses for me here. This machine is svelte and sleek, comes with Airport Extreme built in. Has all the usual ports, plus FireWire 800 and it's crowning jewel, in my humble opinion, is the backlit keyboard. Apple claims it's ten times brighter than the old model. I can attest to the fact that it's brighter, but ten times, I don't know, I didn't see it. However, it's plenty bright enough to work in the dark. This 1.67 GHz model comes with a Superdrive and a scrolling trackpad (which I didn't mention in my other reviews). I found the trackpad scrolling business to be a little annoying, but no matter you can turn it off in System Prefs if you want. However, I imagine once you get used to it, one might find it darned handy. Compared to my aging, but still working like a champ iBook, this baby screams. And the 80 gig hard drive gives you plenty of room to load up those MP3s to play in iTunes. This, in my opinion, is not only the best PowerBook of the bunch, but the best laptop ever made. It is truly the Holy Grail of laptop computing. Apple has really gone and got it right this time. Jack Priest, Sailor home from the Sea
tens years later... back from retirement
Had to return an hp laptop because it refused to cooperate. ProTools Le was too much for it. I didn't want a powerbook, I needed one. The blend of beauty and pleasure shocked me when I booted it up the first time. Slipped in the gig of pc 2700 ram with no problems. It hasn't complained once. The superdrive is super-intuitive and easily backed up a full dvd in as much time as my pc would burn files to cd-r. All my peripherals are compatible with osx.3.8 (which I had to download from apple...breezy.) I'm enjoying the interface, a lot less clicks and menus to access files. Got giggly about the zoom feature for the display. When's the last time your pc made you smile? In short, my g4 is the perfect houseguest.

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