Upgrade options for 15″ and 17″ aluminum PowerBooks, Charles W Moore, ‘Book Value, 2008.09.02.The 15″ PowerBook G4 gained speed, better graphics, faster WiFi, and much more with the transition to aluminum. Low End Mac’s Compleat Guide to the 15″ PowerBook, Charles W Moore, ‘Book Value, 2008.06.10.SuperDrive writes DVD-R at up to 4x, reads DVDs at up to 8x, writes CD-R at up to 16x, writes CD-RW at up to 8x, reads CDs at up to 24x.Combo drive reads DVDs at up to 8x, writes CD-R at up to 24x, writes CD-RW at up to 16x, reads CDs at up to 24x.optical drive: Combo drive or 4x SuperDrive.Supports 1152 x 768, 896 x 600, and 720 x 480 pixels at 3:2 aspect ratio 1024 x 768, 800 x 600, and 640 x 480 pixels at 4:3 aspect ratioĪllows mirroring to external display or extended desktop mode Video out: S-video and DVI connectors (VGA supported with adapter).RAM: 256/512 MB, expandable to 2 GB using two PC2700 DDR SDRAM modules.ROM: 4 MB, NewWorld ROM in RAM architecture.
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To used closed lid mode, your ‘Book must be plugged into the AC adapter and connected to an external display and a USB or Bluetooth mouse and keyboard (you might also want to consider external speakers). The SuperDrive model is priced at $100 less than its predecessor.Ĭlosed Lid Mode: G4 PowerBooks support “lid closed” (or clamshell) mode, which leaves the built-in display off and dedicates all video RAM to an external display. The SuperDrive on the faster PowerBook officially supports 4x DVD burning, twice as fast as on the 2003 model. The 1.5 GHz model has the same illuminated keyboard found on the 17″ PowerBook G4. Get it.The same size and weight its 1.0 and 1.25 GHz predecessors, the 2004 15″ PowerBook G4 runs faster (at 1.33 and 1.5 GHz) and moves to the Mobility Radeon 9700 graphics processor. It's the freshest tech news and opinion, served hot. Kick off your day with ZDNet's daily e-mail newsletter. Apple will continue to evaluate the repair data and will provide further repair extensions if needed. This program covers affected MacBook models for 3 years from their original date of purchase or until Augwhichever provides longer coverage.
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If your MacBook falls into the age and spec range and starts displaying the flashing question mark on the screen then you need to take it to Apple or an Apple Authorized Service Provider where the system will examined to confirm if it is eligible for a free of charge replacement under this program. Processor speed: 1.83GHz, 2GHz, or 2.16GHz.The problem shows up as a flashing question mark on the screen.Īffected are the 13-inch black and white MacBook models with the following processor speeds and hard drive capacities: From you buy a MacBook between May 2006 and December 2007? If you did, keep on reading.Īpple has learned that a very small percentage of hard drives that were used in MacBook systems sold between during this period may fail under certain, unknown, conditions.