if you get the 15", make sure it has the full RAM in case you want it someday. I have one with the common defect of the bad 2nd slot.
mine is 1.5 ghz early '05, its running LXDE stable well enough, faster than OSX leopard. My main gripe besides the RAM issue is the hard drive replacement is difficult. I have preferred installing from the netinstall cd as it is a much smaller download. Might not be so bad nowadays with KDE stuff moved to the second CD, or using the special LXDE cd. Another note on this powerbook -- you need install firmware package before the built-in wifi works. And you should also install the firmware for the Radeon as well to get acceleration. Brian On Thu, Oct 6, 2011 at 11:21 AM, John Ames <commodorej...@gmail.com> wrote: > I'm going to be purchasing an aluminum Powerbook G4 on which I want to > run Debian. However, I'm trying to decide which model. Initially I was > looking at the 12" 1.5GHz model (M9690LL/A,) which is roughly on par > with the laptop I have now, specs-wise, and that fills my needs pretty > adequately. However, I've also been giving some consideration to the > 15" 1.67GHz model (M9969LL/A); it's a bit pricier, but it can take > more RAM and has a Radeon chipset instead of a GeForce chipset, which > means better driver support. > > All things considered, I think I'm leaning more towards the 12" model, > though - I really don't like big laptops, and 12" is about as large as > I really want to go. My question is, how's the compatibility? It looks > from the nouveau page like support for the GeForce FX Go5200 is about > on par with support for the GeForce 7800 in my Power Mac G5, and > that's acceptable for anything that isn't 3D, which I think I can live > with. I'm just wondering if anybody has a similar setup running and > can tell me how well it works overall, and if there are any pitfalls > to be aware of. > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-powerpc-requ...@lists.debian.org > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > listmas...@lists.debian.org > Archive: > http://lists.debian.org/cabcbcvpoajz6gefnrfx-wicmiurum+xso6xzk1uwrxpwyqa...@mail.gmail.com > >
