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worker201:
I'm going to be getting some fat money on January 1 - payroll has been shafting me.  I was thinking about getting a new Mac.  My 900 MHz G3 iBook (640MB RAM) has been good to me, but I feel like I need a G4.  And Tiger.  Apple sells refurbished G4 iBooks with 512 RAM, 1.42 GHz processor, and 60GB HD.  Preloaded with Tiger and Airport Extreme for $1099.  That's what I am thinking about getting.  Add an external Firewire drive (LaCie, $200) and another 512 RAM, and you've got a machine that sounds kickass.

I'm pretty set on the portables - I love carrying my computer to the bar and surfing while drinking, and other portable benefits.  Is this a good deal?  Is the G4 going to be geometrically better than the G3?  Is this even a decent computer?  My G3 was $999 stock, and I think I can get a couple hundred for it my local Apple Store.  I feel like this would be a worthwhile upgrade.

Any thoughts?

Orethrius:
That sounds pretty badass, and you've really addressed any concerns I could consider.  What kind of warranty coverage are you considering for this?  Additionally, would you be interested if I could find a local buyer that would be willing to pay more than "a couple hundred" for the old system?  I know some local Macheads, and I wouldn't mind having one of my own... ;)

WMD:
The 1.42GHz model is 14".  Based you what you've said, your current one is 12".  Do you want to go up in size?  They also have 12" ones there (last I checked) for $799.

As for G4 vs. G3...I know you use Illustrator a lot, and if its opimization for AltiVec is anything like Photoshop's...holy crap.

worker201:
My current iBook is 14":
http://www.apple-history.com/?page=gallery&model=ibook&performa=off&sort=date&order=ASC
And I will never own anything smaller than that again.

As to ways to unload old Macs, if this deal goes down, I'm all about extra money.

worker201:
I'm not familiar with this Altivec stuff - anyone care to save me the Google search with a little primer?

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