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Mac Forum / General / Portable Macs / February 2006Best cheap OS-X version?
Could you recommend the best low-cost sytem upgrade for an aging Icebook? This is a 600mhz/20gig unit with 384MB of RAM, and is around 3 yrs old. It's been OK-minus in reliability, and I'm a bit embarassed to say, still runs the OS10.1.3 it was shipped with. Apparently I need to upgrade the system software to get a modern browser, as IE 5.1 is increasingly obsolescent. But I don't really want to put much more $$$ into this machine. Thanks in advance for any tips -- Pete Tillman  SignatureWhat do people mean when they say the computer went down on me? In article <Tillman-8446A9.14343107022006@sn-radius.vsrv-sjc.supernews.net>, > Could you recommend the best low-cost sytem upgrade for an aging > Icebook? This is a 600mhz/20gig unit with 384MB of RAM, and is around 3 [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > Thanks in advance for any tips -- > Pete Tillman 10.3 disks should be available for cheap, now that 10.4 is out, then update to 10.3.9 via Software Update. If you have a DVD drive, you can also install 10.4 but it will be more expensive. Works fine over her on a 500 MHz iBook. HTH Marc SignatureSwitzerland/Europe <http://www.heusser.com> remove CHEERS and from MERCIAL to get valid e-mail In article <marc.heusser-91D9C9.22495507022006@idnews.unizh.ch>, Marc Heusser <marc.heusser@CHEERSheusser.comMERCIALSPAMMERS.invalid> wrote: > > Could you recommend the best low-cost sytem upgrade for an aging > > Icebook?... [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > also install 10.4 but it will be more expensive. > Works fine over her on a 500 MHz iBook. Thanks. What's the 'cat name' for 10.3? Any updates to avoid? Cheers -- Pete Tillman In article <Tillman-382DBD.16023007022006@sn-radius.vsrv-sjc.supernews.net>, > In article <marc.heusser-91D9C9.22495507022006@idnews.unizh.ch>, > Marc Heusser <marc.heusser@CHEERSheusser.comMERCIALSPAMMERS.invalid> [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Thanks. What's the 'cat name' for 10.3? Any updates to avoid? Panther. an eBay search for "OS X 10.3" turned up plenty of auctions. You'll want RAM as well, IMO. Put 10.3.9 on there with 768 or more MB RAM in it and it will likely last you at least another couple of years (barring hardware failure or something). SignatureLater, John johajohn@indianahoosiers.edu 'indiana' is a 'nolnn' and 'hoosier' is a 'solkk'. Indiana doesn't solkk. In article <Tillman-382DBD.16023007022006@sn-radius.vsrv-sjc.supernews.net>, > In article <marc.heusser-91D9C9.22495507022006@idnews.unizh.ch>, > Marc Heusser <marc.heusser@CHEERSheusser.comMERCIALSPAMMERS.invalid> [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Thanks. What's the 'cat name' for 10.3? Any updates to avoid? 10.3 was Panther, 10.4 is Tiger. For both, update with the commbined update to the latest version (10.3.9, 10.4.4). You might also consider getting a 10.4 Family pack if that applies. 10.4 is not slower than 10.3. HTH Marc SignatureSwitzerland/Europe <http://www.heusser.com> remove CHEERS and from MERCIAL to get valid e-mail In article <Tillman-8446A9.14343107022006@sn-radius.vsrv-sjc.supernews.net>, > Could you recommend the best low-cost sytem upgrade for an aging > Icebook? This is a 600mhz/20gig unit with 384MB of RAM, and is around 3 [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > Thanks in advance for any tips -- > Pete Tillman You call on how much is to much. Look at auctions on eBay for 10.3 or 10.4 media. If you aren't willing to pop for $50-$100 for an OS for this guy, why not just put him up for auction or give him to one of your kids (if you have any that could use it) or donate it to a school. SignatureDeeDee, don't press that button! DeeDee! NO! Dee... In article <Tillman-8446A9.14343107022006@sn-radius.vsrv-sjc.supernews.net>, > Could you recommend the best low-cost sytem upgrade for an aging > Icebook? This is a 600mhz/20gig unit with 384MB of RAM, and is around 3 [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > increasingly obsolescent. But I don't really want to put much more $$$ > into this machine. I think the first question is probably when you expect to replace it and why. My G3/600 iBook was bought in 10/2001 and is still going strong as a general use machine as well as my backup/portable development system. Honest-and-for true, you want to max out the RAM and put 10.4 on there. You want to max out the RAM for two reasons: One, when (not if but when) you hit VM, you'll drop your access times by 6 orders of magnitude. You want to delay that as long as possible. Reason two is that while you are delaying it, the extra memory won't be wasted; the OS will use it as disk cache, keeping recently/frequently used files near-at-hand for a similar performance benefit. That should cost less than $100. Then you want 10.4. You want it partly for features (because every 0.1 release of Mac OS has added significant new tools for users), partly for stability (that 10.1.3 is likely part of the reason you've been OK-minus), partly for support (from both Apple and app vendors) and partly because, believe it or not, most users who've commented have seen an actual increase in performance through major system releases. Signature"Congurutulation!!!" - The subject line on some spam I received last night. I have no idea what it means, but it's such a cool "word" (by which I mean pronouncable sequence of letters) regardless. > In article > <Tillman-8446A9.14343107022006@sn-radius.vsrv-sjc.supernews.net>, [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > partly because, believe it or not, most users who've commented have seen > an actual increase in performance through major system releases. Thanks for your comments. By "OK-minus", I meant the hardware: this unit's videa cable failed in the hinge (a glaring design defect) and the power-supply cord failed at the jack. So, not sure when the next failure will occurr, but typically after 3 years, any hdw failure is (economically) fatal. I use it for typing, email and light webwork, so don't need much horsepower <g>. Cheers -- Pete Tillman Cheers -- Pete Tillman best to use 10.3, aka 'panther', upgrade this to 10.3.9 works well and fairly fast with our pismo g3/500, using 384mb of RAM, which is now about approaching 5 years young! still using this pismo for web/email/photoshopping/imovie editing. i'd steer clear of 10.4 or 'tiger', as a friend who went up to that on an icebook g3/500 found it slower than his previous 10.3 installation. >Could you recommend the best low-cost sytem upgrade for an aging >Icebook? This is a 600mhz/20gig unit with 384MB of RAM, and is around 3 >yrs old. It's been OK-minus in reliability, and I'm a bit embarassed to >say, still runs the OS10.1.3 it was shipped with. Apparently I need to >upgrade the system software to get a modern browser, as IE 5.1 is [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >Thanks in advance for any tips -- >Pete Tillman |
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