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#34
June 26th, 2009, 03:48 PM
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WOW. Replacing that hard drive was definitely a doozy...30 minutes and about 20 or so tiny rice sized screws later I removed the old HD and plugged in the new one. Waiting for the power cord from the UK, memory, and the OS.
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#35
June 26th, 2009, 04:03 PM
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After you've replaced your harddrive and added the RAM, you'll want to decide what you'll actually _use_ the notebook for. If you truly want it to be mobile, you might want to replace the battery. (Of course you'd have to test the battery first in real life conditions, but after 2-3 years, those batteries often need replacing.) The machine works *very* well for basic stuff in 10.4.11, but 1 GB or 1.25 GB and Leopard _can_ be taxing for anything higher end than, say, office and web browsing stuff. Of course the screen also is a tad small for most things, at 1024*768. For any installations, you'll require a retail version of Mac OS X. I personally would recommend the Mac OS X 10.4.6 installation disc. You can easily update to 10.4.11 afterwards, which gives you a nice responsive system.
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#36
June 29th, 2009, 03:40 PM
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It's for someone who is just going to start art school. They won't be doing heavy duty graphics stuff for awhile, but I'd like to install photoshop, illustrator, and indesign... is this a good idea for either tiger or leopard?
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