>> I concur with Jeremy: a PowerBook G3 "FireWire" at 500 MHz would be your >> best bet. You can put up to 1 GB of RAM in it and there are compatible CDRW >> that you can refurbished in replacement of the standard DVD-ROM drive. >> >To be devils advocate, a Lombard or Wallstreet powerbook can be upgraded >with a g4 upgrade card (at a price). I don't know why the Pismo can't. > >That said, the Pismo can be upgraded to 1 GB of RAM, where the Lombard will >only go to 512MB. Agreed, a Pismo is a sensible purchase (even a 400MHz model is fine and they're cheaper, despite the virtually identical specification). I've not met too many people who've outlayed the necessary folding for the 1GB of RAM though - 576 is more common. But it's nice to know the option is there.
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