what’s about Apple PowerBook G4 ?

[ahmed18]

hey guys

I use now win7 on dell inspiron and it is fine .
I want to try mac os x but i don’t have enough money now to buy it , so i decided to buy used Apple PowerBook G4 with this features

Memory (RAM): 1GB
Processor Speed (per Core): 1.25GHz
Processor Configuration: Single Core
Primary Drive: CD-RW/DVD-RW Super Drive
Screen Size: 15.2″
Processor Type: PowerPC G4
Hard Drive Capacity: 80.0 GB
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5, Leopard

and i will used it for design with Photoshop and coding with Dreamweaver

can i use this old one for this two purposes or will be very very slow ?

i need at least version cs4 or cs3

will be work on ?

[joshuanhibbert]

Unfortunately it will struggle to run Photoshop CS4 all that well on that system. I assume it doesn’t have a dedicated graphics card? Dreamweaver won’t be an issue but once you start getting into Photoshop it will really bog the system down.

Here are the required specifications for Photoshop CS3: http://www.ehow.com/list_6011008_adobe-photoshop-cs3-requirements.html

[ahmed18]

it have Nividia 128
do u think it will run cs3 at least ?

[joshuanhibbert]

CS3 Should be ok. Still not ideal, but it should run.

[chrisburton]

Just curious but how much did you pay for the G4? Mac Mini’s are really inexpensive if you’re cool with hooking it up to a TV.

[ahmed18]

i will pay for it 200$

what do u think ?

[ahmed18]

and mac mini need only screen ?

[chrisburton]

Extremely cheap. I’d be surprised if you found a PC for that amount. Mac Mini’s run atleast $600 new.

[ahmed18]

can i use this old one for this two purposes or will be very very slow ?

[TheDoc]

Depending on where you live, you can get a much better older Mac laptop. For example, in Canada you could probably get a MacBook 13 inch Intel Core 2 Duo 2.00 GHz for around $300, which would be significantly faster than the one you are looking at.

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