12 INCH MAC POWERBOOK G4 INSTALL

Unlike those of most recent models, this PowerBookвЂ™s keyboard is not designed to flip up when you want to install RAM or an AirPort card - likely as a result, the keyboard feels less spongy when typing, and its keys seem to have a larger range of motion. Like the iBookвЂ™s keyboard, this PowerBookвЂ™s keyboard spans the computerвЂ™s entire width - but itвЂ™s a full-sized keyboard of higher quality than the keyboards Apple has been using on laptops lately. ItвЂ™s also quite light at only 4.6 pounds, itвЂ™s easy to carry, open or closed, with one hand - a level of casual portability that only the slightly larger iBook can match among Mac laptops. This PowerBook measures only 1.18 inches thick, 10.90 inches wide, and 8.60 inches deep - itвЂ™s the smallest PowerBook ever in terms of volume. We didnвЂ™t hear the cooling fan go on very often, but when it did, it was pretty quiet - all told, the 12-inch PowerBook is much quieter than the Titanium. We measured temperatures there as high as 102 degrees (Fahrenheit) - not hot enough to cause damage, but warm enough to notice as we were using the machine. The new aluminum shell also has a slightly raised texture that is a bit more comfortable to hold than the TitaniumвЂ™s smooth surface.ДЄluminum is also a good heat conductor - and this PowerBook can get very warm, especially in the underside area to the left of the trackpad. The material is rigid, too - pressing the back of this PowerBookвЂ™s flat-panel display while the PowerBook was open made no visible marks on the display itself, whereas itвЂ™s quite easy to make waves by touching the back of the Titanium modelвЂ™s screen. The result is a laptop that feels quite rugged its case, although itвЂ™s far from impervious from scuffs, is certainly more resistant to scratches than the Titanium PowerBookвЂ™s coating of metallic paint. This silver PowerBook G4 is sturdily constructed - not out of titanium but out of anodized aluminum.

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