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Product summary
The 17-inch PowerBook G4 delivers a competitive set of features, a great software package, good battery life, and style in spades, but you can find plenty of less expensive options out there.
Specifications: Processor: Motorola PowerPC G4 (1.5 GHz); RAM installed: 512 MB DDR SDRAM; Weight: 6.8 lbs; See full specs
CNET editors' review
- Reviewed on: 12/12/2005
- Released on: 10/19/2005
Build-to-order options are scarce, but we'd recommend getting your 17-inch PowerBook G4 more RAM, since a professional-level machine should have more than the base 512MB. Get 1GB for $100 or 2GB for an extra $500. Aside from that, there isn't much to choose, unless you want to save $50 by replacing the slot-loading DVD burner with a combo drive, which doesn't burn DVDs. Since all PowerBooks come with 802.11g wireless and Bluetooth 2.0+EDR built in, they're already fairly complete. Now, if only they had TV tuner cards.
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