Apple PowerBook Laptop 17″ M9462LL/A (1.50-GHz PowerPC G4, 512 MB RAM, 80 GB Hard Drive, SuperDrive)

Posted by admin on May 16th, 2008 in Personal Computers

Binding: Personal Computers
ASIN: B00022HY7S
Manufacturer: Apple Computer
Average Customer Review: (From 13 total reviews)
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Features

1.5GHz PowerPC G4 processor running OS X version 10.3
512 MB DDR333 SDRAM, 80 GB Ultra ATA/100 hard drive, SuperDrive (DVD-R/CD-RW)
17-inch TFT widescreen display, up to 4.5 hours of battery life
FireWire 400 port, FireWire 800 port, two USB 2.0 ports, PC Card slot (Type I/II)
Built-in 10/100/1000 Base-T, 54-Mbps AirPort Extreme; built-in Bluetooth, 56K V.92 modem

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Customer Reviews

Another AWESOME Apple by KJKtoo
You have to get this great 17″ Mac! Having just upgraded to this laptop, I cannot believe how awesome it is. Whether on the road or lugging it to and from the office, connecting via wireless or LAN/WAN it is so easy and convenient.

Buy it, you won’t regret it.

Some people simply write inadequate reviews… by I. Louganski
I dont have a Powerbook 17 (yet), so I am not going to make any statemnts abouit it. Nevertheless I feel like saying the following:

after reading some of the reviews here, I noticed that people often make the mistake of comparing Powerbooks to PCs. This is wrong guys! Please compare Powerbook with Wintel Notebooks only. And then youll probably see that PB definitely is a strong performer. Otherwise you may also start to compare Centrino Notebooks with dual G5s..

thanks

overall good, but not perfect by Marco Zunino
The Powerbook 17″ is reasonably fast. I suggest however to get it with at least 1GB since any Apple computers work defnitively better with a good amount of ram (half Giga is really the minimum). With 2GB (as I got) you will be quite satisfied since that will avoid the use of virtual memory (that can be painfully slow). Also, with 256MB of ram the video card performs quite well (despite I did not tested the computer with hard demanding video software). Comparred to my old PB, the ventilation is quite silent and efficient. Overall I am quite satisfied, still there are some negative points.

1. There in only one button mouse. Apple instists in this idea that is even more ununderstandable since many of its programs (like Safari) actually support a 3 buttons mouse.

2. The screen is ***far*** to be perfect. There is a strong pink backgroud that makes thet display unusable for photo editing. Mac OS is also provided with a very poor color calibration system. I impreved a bit the result by using a color scheme for a 3rd party monitor, but still the pink background is not completely erased.

3. I had some problems with the USB port and finally I had to erase my ipod. I am not sure if that is a problem of the powerbook or of the ipod. With the firewire (which i reserved for other devices) the ipod worked without problems. I suspect (despite I am not sure) that there is some bug in Mac OS since I had other problems with other devices under USB on both this and other Macs.

4. The use of an external monitor is still quite primitive.

a) You can not move the dock on the external monitor

(unless you do not want to use only the external one).

b) You can not have the menubar on both monitors at the same time.

c) The X11 client will open every window always on the main monitor.

d) The procedure to use the external monitor keeping close the powerbook

is quite boring.

These days the new version (1.6GB) appeared. Its specifications look very similar (still lacking a G5). I suspect that it owns the same screen of mine. This can be a serious problem under certain circumstances. So maybe you could be better serverd by a 12″ (easier to be carry) and a good external monitor.

One of the best desktop replacement notebooks available by Cool Dude
After reading the in-depth review at www.laptoplogic.com (http://www.laptoplogic.com/reviews/apple/25/1/1/) I went out and purchased the laptop from the Apple store with 1GB DDR RAM and 5400RPM hard drive. Everything about this system is stunning — the screen, keyboard, design, and power. I use to own a Toshiba 15.4″ and this thing is LIGHTER than the Toshiba. I’m a new user of OS X and I absolutely love it. It’s probably easier than Windows. I recommend buying this thing if you want a large screen notebook that is actually portable, unlike most desktop replacements from PC makers. Amazon offers it with free shipping and no tax in most states. buy it now

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