Macworld

The new PowerBook G4 — gaming on the go

Following our analysis yesterday of the Power Mac G4 from a gamer’s perspective, we present to you the same look at the new PowerBook G4, unveiled at Macworld Expo in San Francisco last week. Its ...
Macworld

PowerBook G4 Diary: The Lab Test

When I entered the Lab that fateful day last week to retrieve the PowerBook G4, I didn’t realize we were culturing viruses as well as testing Macs. But once the proper gestation period had passed, the ...
AppleInsider

A Powerbook G4 is barely fast enough to run a large language model

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 ...
ZDNet

Is PowerBook G4 a contender?

COMMENTARY--When I read about Apple's new PowerBook G4 (PBG4), I was initially nonplussed. It seemed to be a straightforward and unexciting evolution of its predecessor. Sure, it was thinner and ...
ZDNet

PowerBook G4 faces discerning audience in Japan

CHIBA, JAPAN--When it brought its PowerBook G4 Titanium to Japan last week at Macworld Expo/Tokyo here, Apple Computer Inc. faced what is arguably the world's most savvy--and demanding--audience for ...
9to5Mac

Here’s a rare look at a 17-inch PowerBook G4 prototype with a beautiful red logic board [Video]

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.
CNET

Recall PowerBook G4 batteries failing

A large number of users are reporting an issue where replacement PowerBook G4 batteries obtained through the "Battery Exchange Program iBook G4 and PowerBook G4" recall are failing to hold a normal ...
InfoWorld

12-inch PowerBook review

12-inch PowerBook G4 If my first encounter with Apple's current generation of hardware had been with the 12-inch PowerBook G4 notebook, I would not have switched client platforms. The 12-inch ...
CNET

Special Report: Troubleshooting the PowerBook G4 15" (FireWire 800); screen spots and more

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 ...
eWeek

PowerBook G4: Good Things in a Small Package

Goldman Sachs says AI will boost productivity, cause a short spike in unemployment, and disrupt some jobs, but the impact will be brief. Acrobat Studio combines Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Express, and ...
Ars Technica

Powerbook G4 replacement optical drives - all the same?

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