I'd just run 10.4 on both of them with max ram. -Jonas
On Mon, May 11, 2009 at 8:08 PM, Marty Levine <marty.lev...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On Mon, May 11, 2009 at 10:55 PM, Bill Christensen > <billc_li...@greenbuilder.com> wrote: >> >> At 7:14 PM -0700 5/11/09, McGrude wrote: >>> > The first machine is an iMac. I am guessing from his description it is >>>> either an early G5 or 2nd gen G5 iMac but I have not seen the machine >>>> yet. He will be bringing it in soon >>>> >>>> The 2nd machine is a iBook G4 933mhz, 256 mb RAM, 40 GB hard drive, >>>> airport extreme, CD-RW/DVD-ROM (combo drive I guess), battery life of >>>> maybe 5 mintues - effectively dead. >>> >>> >>>I'd say 10.5 for both. If he keeps the iBook then he'll definitely >>>want to get >>>a battery and a memory upgrade. If it were me I'd put the maximum amount >>>of RAM in both machines, install 10.5 and be happy for a year or two. >>> >>> - Mike >>> >> >> I agree. The iBook should do fine with 10.5 if it gets more RAM (as >> usual, the more the better), but will be molasses without it no >> matter what version of OSX he puts on it. It'll be a decent machine >> for email/web/wordprocessing and such that a student should be doing, >> and fairly slow for things like photoshop and probably lousy for >> gaming. Which is a good thing IMO. It's old enough that it doesn't >> scream "steal me" the way a new 'book would. >> >> -- >> Bill Christensen >> <http://greenbuilder.com/contact/> >> >> > > I'm leaning towards 10.5 as a recommendation as well. If he does not > want to spend the money on the laptop it is probably the best choice > for providing a good user experience with the newest Safari. I really > have no idea what he wants to do with it. Even if the laptop is > tethered by a powercord it should be OK for his kids, Unplug it and > move it for the next one. Most libraries have outlets if one of them > wants to work on it there. > > I guess I better start pricing for RAM for them and a family copy of > Leopard on the swap lists. They can wait on the battery to see if > they like it. > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
