Disclaimer: I am not familiar with Apple computers. This is my first post in the Macintoshian Achaia. I have a friend in need of getting a Powerbook G4 into working condition. It is a Powerbook5,4 ...

With an external keyboard and mouse you can use your Powerbook with the display closed and an external monitor as if it were a desktop computer. Here's how: Make sure the computer is plugged in to an ...

On several occasions we've covered an issue where one of the two memory slots on 15-inch PowerBook G4 units is suddenly non-functional (memory installed in that slot is not recognized). We most ...

We continue to report on Apple's massive recall of portable batteries manufactured by Sony, the confusion caused by initially vague serial number ranges, issues with replacement terms and more. Some ...

I must admit to not being overwhelmed with the last couple of upgrades to my PowerBooks. When I received my PowerBook 800MHz system, I wasn’t expecting it to be something that I would be really ...

Apple’s Year of the Notebook started quite impressively, with the release of the 12-inch PowerBook, a compact laptop that combined extreme portability with the performance of the G4 processor.

Apple Computer Inc. is a company that's made its reputation by following the beat of its own drummer. In fact, I can't remember another time when Apple has publicly cited another company's product as ...

There's always been much to like about the Apple PowerBook 17-inch ($2,499 direct), and the latest version is no different. In fact, it's even better. The entire PowerBook line (including the 12- and ...

For Apple Computer, releasing a G5 PowerBook continues to be a weighty issue. Apple customers have been waiting for the company to deliver a PowerBook driven by the G5 chip for some time. The more ...

A software developer has proven it is possible to run a modern LLM on old hardware like a 2005 PowerBook G4, albeit nowhere near the speeds expected by consumers. Most artificial intelligence projects ...

I'm fortunate to have had the opportunity to choose from among 12, 15 and 17-inch PowerBooks for my everyday use. I chose the 17, despite its heft and the fact that only one laptop bag in ninety ...