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Apple PowerBook G4 15.2 in. ( M8859 ) Mac Notebook

With its high-performance PowerPC G4 processor, DVD-burning SuperDrive, and 1-inch-thin, 5.4-pound titanium design, the PowerBook G4 is the... Read More

With its high-performance PowerPC G4 processor, DVD-burning SuperDrive, and 1-inch-thin, 5.4-pound titanium design, the PowerBook G4 is the world's best full-featured portable computer. The high-speed G4 processor and L3 cache delivers performance that outpaces Pentium 4-based notebooks. The built-in SuperDrive and iDVD 1 make the PowerBook G4 the lightest full-featured notebook that burns DVDs. The ATI Mobility Radeon 9000 graphics processor with up to 64MB of DDR SDRAM delivers incredible 2D and 3D graphics. ??Up to 5 hours of battery life means staying productive on long plane trips, around campus, or at a client site. The 15.2-inch (diagonal) screen with 1280-by-854-pixel resolution gives you the largest workspace, best color saturation, and widest viewing angle ever in a PowerBook. AirPort wireless networking, Gigabit Ethernet, and a 56K modem configure automatically, giving you the flexibility to work in any network environment. With an optional Bluetooth adapter, it's easy t... Minimize

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By: jjcold
Jan 22, 2006

Almost too good

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Pros: sleek, seamless, transparent, smooth, fast, beautiful display, solid

Cons: too pretty, and a bit pricey.

The Bottom Line:
If you want a stellar laptop and want or need Mac OS, this is one super machine.

Author's Review
I've owned my new 15.2 inch 1.33GHz powerbook for a bit over a month now. While I know it may be too soon to say, and yes, I'm knocking on any wood I can find here, so far, not a single hiccup or glitch. This machine is so transparent, the computer simply disappears so I can do my work. Isn't that what it's all about?

Crisp, colorful display (main reason I got the powerbook over the much less expensive iBook) Fast, very nice touch on the keyboard, sleek and elegant looking, impressive. I said it's almost too good since I'm too worried that I may put a dent or scratch in this Ferrari of a computer.

My only complaint is the DVD drive seems a bit noisy and I don't like how it grabs a CD or DVD to suck it in, but that may be par for the course since I've never owned a modern laptop before this one. I do like how it doesn't have a CD tray like most Windows machine. Man, why do those windows machines need so many switches and buttons all over the place, anyway??

Bottom line: expensive but she's a beauty and I feel pretty dang puffed up every time I pull it out of it's (equally expensive!) Brenthaven backpack designed specially for powerbook.