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alaTest.com
Editors' rating: 84
Summary: alaTest has collected and analyzed 2818 reviews of Apple Powerbook G4 from international magazines and websites. Experts rate this product 78/100 and users 88/100. Comparing these reviews to 163904 other Laptops reviews gives this product an overall alaScore™ 84/100 = Very Good.
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machome.com
Editors' rating: 80
Summary: Another small advancement is the keyboard backlight: now up to ten times brighter. Its ambient light sensor sets the backlight appropriately for conditions from bright and dim to utter darkness
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maxpc.co.uk
Editors' rating: 80
Summary: The PowerBook G4 17-inch is admittedly a very expensive piece of kit. However, it does offer desktop performance in a package that's not too unwiedly or heavy. If you need portability then this is about as powerful and compact as it gets. It beats the ...
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computerarts.co.uk
Editors' rating: 90
Summary: The 15-inch PowerBook is a fantastic laptop for Mac-based designers. More portable than the 17-inch, better specs and bigger than the 12-inch, this fast machine will be snapped up by art directors and designers everywhere
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tech.co.uk
Editors' rating: 100
Summary: PowerBooks are always superb, but performance isn't as good as the Intel machines
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pcanswers.co.uk
Editors' rating: 80
Summary: Excellent machines, but not as good as the new Intel models
CNET product brief
Description: This configuration of the Apple PowerBook G4 is a 6.8-pound, mainstream consumer notebook computer.Compared to other general-purpose notebooks on the market, it is expensive at around $2,000.The 17 inch widescreen has a native resolution of 1440 x 900, which is better than most notebooks.This notebook includes a 100GB hard disk and 512 MB of memory.Features ATi mobility Radeon 9000 series graphics with 128MB of video memory.
Pros: The built in Bluetooth connectivity will let you pair headphones or sync your mobile contacts.The EPA has classified this laptop as Energy Star compliant because it has built-in power management features.An anti-theft security tether can be fastened into the built-in lock slot.
Cons: Has a modest 1.67 GHz CPU speed, which is considerably slower than some similarly priced notebooks.For example, the HP Pavilion dv7t, a -pound notebook at around $2, 230, has a 3.06 GHz CPU speed.Also, this notebook has only 128MB of video RAM, which is considerably less favorable than some similarly priced notebooks.For example, the Asus L50VN, a 6.6-pound notebook at around $1, 825, has 1GB of video RAM.
Suitability: A general-purpose notebook, suited for general mobile computing.If you have a wireless network at home, wirelessly browse the Web from any room in your house with this Wi-Fi enabled notebook.The good battery performance will keep your laptop running longer without plugging in.Archive your digital videos using this notebook's DVD writer.With 128MB of dedicated video RAM, this machine will do OK with some games and multimedia applications, but will fall short of satisfying the serious gaming enthusiast.
Value: In general, this notebook's price seems hard to justify, with respect to its features.For example, when it comes to screen size, the average price of consumer level products with a similar screen size is quite a bit less -- in fact around $1,370.
Suggestions: (1) Given this device's Wi-Fi capability, you may want to get a wireless access point for your home, so that you can browse the Web more conveniently from any room.(2) To get the most out of this notebook's Bluetooth capability, you could have a Bluetooth-enabled headset, smartphone or other device, and be able to link it wirelessly to your computer within a range of 20-or-so feet inside the same room.
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