Apple PowerBook 15-inch Widescreen Notebook Review
Like most international students studying abroad for university, a notebook is almost essential (it is possible to buy a desktop, but during holidays, when most students return home, it can become a problem and huge drawback). This will be my main (and only) laptop, so a powerful desktop replacement would be needed, but portability is also an issue. Although I will rarely be carrying this around, carrying a 10lb brick in addition to luggage while traveling from university to home is a great hassle.
The Apple PowerBook G4 15-inch (released end of summer this year) provides both power and portability. The machine I choose has the following specs:
* 15 inch PowerBook
* Processor 1.67 Ghz PowerPC G4
* Memory 512MB PC2-4200 DDR2 SDRAM (upgraded to 1.5GB)
* Display 15.2-inch (diagonal), 1440 x 960 resolution, TFT widescreen
* Graphics ATI Mobility Radeon 9700 with 128MB of DDR SDRAM and dual-link DVI
* Video out DVI, VGA, S-Video and composite
* Audio Combined analog and optical digital line-in, combined analog and optical digital line-out, stereo speakers, microphone
* Hard disk space 80GB Ultra ATA/100; 5400rpm
* Slot-loading optical drive 8x Superdrive (DVD+R DL/DVD RW/CD-RW)
* Ethernet Built-in 10/100/1000BASE-T (Gigabit)
* Wireless Built-in 54-Mbps AirPort Extreme (Wi-Fi 802.11g); built-in Bluetooth 2.0 +EDR
* Modem Built-in 56K V.92 modem
* Keyboard Full size, illuminated with ambient light sensor
* Expansion One FireWire 400, one FireWire 800, two USB 2.0 ports, and Type I/II PC Card slot
* Weight 5.6 pounds
* Footprint 13.7 x 9.5 inches
* Thickness 1.1 inches
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