I got a dud 15 inch g4 powerbook w/superdrive?

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Well I just got my powerbook last week. Apparently I may have been duped by the site I bought it from? I asked for a superdrive model, and I thought thats what I got because it has the illuminated keyboard, the 512 ram.....but the apple site says that superdrive powerbooks have IDVD pre-installed so that you can burn DVDs. I do not have this program as far as I can tell. Someone also told me I should have toast pre-installed, and I dont.

HELP!
 
I'm pretty sure you don't ever get toast bundled with pbooks. Did you get an iLife disk with the documentation, iDVD may be on that. If you think you may have been given the wrong model, go to Applications/Utilities/Apple System profiler, that should tell you what drive you have.

Hope you haven't been duped.
 
It'll also help to mention where you got it from in case others have experience with the same company, good or bad.
 
According to the Apple Store web site the following software is bundled with the PowerBook
In addition to Mac OS X, the PowerBook G4 comes loaded with iLife '04, including iTunes, iPhoto, iMovie, iDVD and GarageBand.

QuickBooks bundle
The PowerBook G4 also includes QuickBooks for Mac New User Edition — and you also get a collection of graphics tools including FAXstf, Art Directors Toolkit, Microsoft Office v.X Test Drive, FileMaker Pro Trial, OmniGraffle, OmniOutliner and Graphic Converter.
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I have not heard of or seen Toast included in the Apple software bundle in many years -- maybe as far back as OS 8 or earlier. Some retailers have included some software titles as an incentive to purchase from them, but that is strictly the province of the retailer and those may be subject to certain dealer specified restrictions.
 
iDVD should be there.

If it's not, check out the software cds/dvd that came with the powerbook. iDVD and iLife should be there, toast not...

Where did you buy the mac?
 
Well ive determined I havent been duped. However, I still do not have ILife on this computer. Apparently it may be because I reformatted right when I got it due to some memory issues causing problems with freezing during installation.

All I have is the Panther CD, but no iLife software.....help?
 
i believe you have iDVD in your installation discs. There should be 2 or 3 that came with your powerbook. I bought my 15" pb late last year before Panther was installed on it. iDVD came with my original 10.2.8 OS X install discs. But when I got the 10.3 upgrade discs, I installed it and my iDVD disappeared. I didn't notice that before I installed 10.3 btw. I called Apple and the rep told me that it was in the original OS X discs. It was in the grey "Software and Restore" disc that came with my pbook. I hope this helps.
 
Panther comes as a 4 disk set;

1- Install Disk 1
2- Install Disk 2
3- Install Disk 3 (extras)
4- Mac OS X Xcode Tools CD
 
I don't know for sure what Apple is shipping with the latest machines, but in the past they have always had a set of OS install CDs (in the case of Panther that is four CDs as has already been mentioned) and a set of at least 4 "Software Restore" CDs that contain everything that was on the HD when it was shipped from the factory. In fact, in recent Macs, the only version of OS 9 is on the software restore CDs. I have heard of Software Restore DVDs but I haven't seen them.

Give Apple customer service a call and they can tell you exactly what CDs/DVDs should have been with your PowerBook. If you did not get the full set and you did not buy a used machine or demonstrator "as is" you need to have a long chat with your dealer.
 
MBHockey said:
Correct me if i'm wrong, but wouldn't iDVD not be on the iLife disc? But rather the System Restore disc?
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Only if iLife was purchased as a separate package. If any components of iLife were bundled with the Mac they would be on the Software Restore CDs.
 
I'm only saying this because my TiBook came with a system restore DVD which has os 9, os 9 apps, iDVD, and some other stuff i can't remember right now.
 
Mac systems with superDrives drives installed now ship with DVD restore disks (usually just one, plus one or two other disks for some other software) Yes, iDVD will be on the System install disk, which would be only one disk, if on a DVD.
 
OK I need to remind myself when I get home from work that I need to check the system restore disc for IDVD.

I believe that if you buy a powerbook, you dont get the actual Panther install discs, unless you buy the retail version of panther.
 
Spective said:
OK I need to remind myself when I get home from work that I need to check the system restore disc for IDVD.

I believe that if you buy a powerbook, you dont get the actual Panther install discs, unless you buy the retail version of panther.
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exactly, but if you chose to restore your system to factory settings from the restore disc, Panther is the OS that is bundled on there.
 
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