Advertisement
Promo

Become a member of the ZDNet UK community

Mobile devices Toolkit

  • Email
  • Trackback
  • Clip Link
  • Print

Apple PowerBook G4 (1GHz, 17in. TFT) review

7.4

Editors' Rating

Very Good

Typical price:£ 2211

Verdict

The 17in. PowerBook is sexy, and it comes with great extras, but it's not much faster than the Titanium model... Read Full Review.

Pros

  • Backlit keyboard lights up automatically in low light
  • DVD-burning SuperDrive fitted as standard
  • Built-in 802.11g and Bluetooth networking
  • Attractive design
  • Solid keyboard.

Cons

  • Doesn't outperform 15in. Titanium model
  • Awkward shape limits portability
  • Weak standard warranty.

Key Specs

Processor manufacturer: Motorola
Processor model: PowerPC G4
Clock speed: 1 GHz
RAM installed: 512 MB
Wireless LAN: AirPort Extreme (802.11g draft-compliant)
Hard drive size: 60 GB
Graphics processor: Nvidia GeForce4 440 Go
Graphics RAM: 64 MB
Display diagonal size: 17 in
Dimensions (W x H x D): 39.2x2.6x25.9 cm
Weight: 3.1 kg
Operating system: Mac OS X

Read full specs


Video icon

Video

Enterprise Smartphones Special Report Special Report

Nokia E63

Nokia E63

Review Although it's missing some features (chiefly HSDPA and GPS), Nokia's E63 is a well-thought-out, ergonomic and affordable smartphone.

More Special Reports

On The Road Blog

Mobile business social network tools c...

The APIs that RIM is opening up for the BlackBerry platform leapfrog what’s available on other mobile platforms, with free push updates, unified advertising and payment options and... More

Post a comment

The Crabble stand for your phone

Sometimes something comes along that is so simple yet so very useful that you can’t believe you didn’t think of it first. The Crabble is one such object. Once upon a time smartphones... More

Post a comment

Taking Out the Skype Garbage

I don't write much about Skype any more, mostly because I find the entire company, its product and the situations surrounding it totally disgusting. However, a couple of things have... More

3 comments

Discussions

lezlow lezlow

lezlow

Wednesday 11 November 2009, 3:08 PM

2 comments
SkypeIsHype SkypeIsHype

Taking Out the Skype Garbage

Wednesday 11 November 2009, 2:51 PM

3 comments
J.A. Watson J.A. Watson

Taking Out the Skype Garbage

Wednesday 11 November 2009, 2:43 PM

3 comments
Adrian Bridgwater Adrian Bridgwater

Taking Out the Skype Garbage

Wednesday 11 November 2009, 2:11 PM

3 comments


Skip Sub Navigation Links to CNET Brand Links

Help

Become part of the ZDNet community.

Newsletters