Apple has kicked the Titanium PowerBook G4 line up a notch by raising the speed of the top model’s processor to 1GHz, giving it a DVD-R and CD-RW drive, and dropping its price by $200. The ...

MacFixIt reader John Wolf notes an interesting new feature on the PowerBook G4 15″ (FireWire 800), and possibly other models, where FireWire target disk mode can see what is in the optical drive: “I ...

We continue to receive complaints from readers that various PowerBook G4 models get too hot on the underside, and as a result, generate too much fan activity. We previously reported using a cooling ...

In a few weeks, I will have to choose between two very good laptops, a TiBook and a ThinkPad T40. Whichever one I decide not to keep will either get sold or returned, depending on which comes out on ...

The PowerBook G4 was the last notebook by Apple before the introduction of the MacBook and the transition from PowerPC chips to Intel ones. This computer was sold by Apple between 2001 and 2006.

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 ...

The PowerBook 100 series is the first computer from any company to combine all the elements of today's laptops. Photo: Danamania/Wikipedia CC Any list of the most revolutionary Apple products includes ...

On October 21, 1991, Apple launched the PowerBook and every other laptop and notebook computer from that day forward to today's MacBook Pro was changed because of it. Steve Jobs was not responsible, ...

I'm looking for an optical drive to replace the combo drive on a Powerbook G4 867Mhz (Titanium). Looking at eBay auctions for replacements, they are often very vague, saying a drive fits _ALL_ ...

It’s a nagging question for which there is seemingly no correct answer, akin to the “paper or plastic” query at the grocery store: PowerBook or iBook? Aluminum or polycarbonate? Twelve-inch or 14-inch ...

Many Mac users would like the PowerBook G4 to be a portable version of a desktop Power Mac, but buying a PowerBook has always meant trading some performance (and adding cost) for portability. But that ...