Laptop Computer

 

 

Like most international students studying abroad for university, a notebook is almost essential (it is possible to buy a desktop, but during holidays, when most students return home, it can become a problem and huge drawback). This will be my main (and only) laptop, so a powerful desktop replacement would be needed, but portability is also an issue. Although I will rarely be carrying this around, carrying a 10lb brick in addition to luggage while traveling from university to home is a great hassle.

The Apple PowerBook G4 15-inch (released end of summer this year) provides both power and portability. The machine I choose has the following specs:

• 15 inch PowerBook
• Processor 1.67 Ghz PowerPC G4
• Memory 512MB PC2-4200 DDR2 SDRAM (upgraded to 1.5GB)
• Display 15.2-inch (diagonal), 1440 x 960 resolution, TFT widescreen
• Graphics ATI Mobility Radeon 9700 with 128MB of DDR SDRAM and dual-link DVI
• Video out DVI, VGA, S-Video and composite
• Audio Combined analog and optical digital line-in, combined analog and optical digital line-out, stereo speakers, microphone
• Hard disk space 80GB Ultra ATA/100; 5400rpm
• Slot-loading optical drive 8x Superdrive (DVD+R DL/DVD RW/CD-RW)
• Ethernet Built-in 10/100/1000BASE-T (Gigabit)
• Wireless Built-in 54-Mbps AirPort Extreme (Wi-Fi 802.11g); built-in Bluetooth 2.0 +EDR
• Modem Built-in 56K V.92 modem
• Keyboard Full size, illuminated with ambient light sensor
• Expansion One FireWire 400, one FireWire 800, two USB 2.0 ports, and Type I/II PC Card slot
• Weight 5.6 pounds
• Footprint 13.7 x 9.5 inches
• Thickness 1.1 inches

Source : www.notebookreview.com