Date:         Sat, 19 Mar 2011 12:05:32 -0700
Reply-To:     BenT Syncro <syncro@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         BenT Syncro <syncro@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Friday Mac help
Comments: To: Robert Stewart <robertmstewart@MAC.COM>
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Please take this OT discussion to pmail as originally requested or wait until next Friday.


Thanks,

BenT
Mod


On Mar 19, 2011, at 11:45 AM, Robert Stewart <robertmstewart@MAC.COM> wrote:


> Hey Jeff,
> 
> This is a very common issue. I too have an old G4 iBook 12". Love it. But you tube is hard to watch on it.
> 
> If the point is to have a child use it. I would sell it for $200+ dollars or whatever the value is and pickup a used iPod Touch to watch Netflix & Youtube on, connect via the local wifi in your home. The other option is to grab a nice used iPad, now that v.2 is out people will be dumping them for the upgrade so they should be going cheap.
> 
> Pumping money into a old laptop I don't think is worth it.
> 
> Check out Smalldogelectronics. They sell good quality inexpensive RAM upgrades for Mac's. Highly Knowledgeable. You can ask them if the RAM will make a large difference. I have my iBook maxed and it's still choppy. The iBook G4 has a very low level video memory (i think 32mb)  so I don't think it would really be worth your investment.
> 
> My general rule is get as much RAM as you can afford as it will only speed up cpu operational tasks.
> 
> Keep your HD 50-75% Max full at all times no more, on a G4 be sure run Disk Utilities and repair permissions and verify the directories once every 2 months depending on how much heavy usage is being done.
> 
> All the best,
> Robert
> NY
> 
> On Mar 18, 2011, at 9:30 PM, Jeff Palmer wrote:
> 
>> Hi everyone, friday Mac help needed.
>> 
>> I am trying to resurrect my old iBook G4 with a 1.33 Ghz Power PC chip and 512 MB of RAM.  I was hoping it would distract my 2 year old from the computer we use day to day.  She mostly watches videos on YouTube or Netflix.  Now Netflix won't even work with a PowerPC chip and YouTube is really choppy.

>> 
>> Is there any hope with a RAM upgrade or is this computer beyond saving?
>> 
>> Thanks everyone.  Pmail please.
>> 
>> Jeff