![]() The Titanium PowerBook G4 was a landmark in computing. That was the last computer I would purchase for home until 2009, when I upgraded to a 15-inch Unibody MacBook Pro that I still use. You guessed it, I sold it a couple months later and used those funds to buy an iMac G5. That machine had several repair issues and after the third time Apple replaced it with a brand new one. Selling my TiBook was a mistake, so in 2004 I sold the 12-inch PowerBook and bought a refurbished 15-inch Aluminum PowerBook G4. I’m pretty sure that I actually made money on the deal (which was a driving factor for a college student) and I really wanted the SuperDrive for burning my videos. I replaced this PowerBook with one of the 12-inch PowerBook G4s in 2003. I bought the PowerBook in the middle of a weird season for me, with new computer purchases every year from 2001–2004. I got around this later by using my keyboard screen protector as a cover where my watch would hit the case but by that point the damage was done (I learned my lesson before my 2nd one, which stayed pristine during my usage). On the first day of use while taking notes in class, my metal watch actually chipped some of it away. One of the sad things about the titanium design was that the case was painted. One of my co-workers at the time was moving to Africa and wanted to buy a machine that he knew was reliable so he paid the same amount as a new one and I bought another. I loved my TiBook, so much so that I actually bought 2 of them. I wish Apple would get back to these older ways and bundle some more quality third-party apps, but we all know that won’t be happening. I still use OmniGraffle for flowcharting processes and prototyping some UIs. I loved using OmniOutliner for taking notes in classes. ![]() My first reaction to researching all of this: Just look at that list of third-party software that they used to include in every one of these computers. And with the extra graphics horsepower it handled Castle Wolfenstein with ease. I got the computer to do video editing, and the extra resolution definitely came in handy when I would run Final Cut Pro. The DVI model upped that by 23% according to Apple’s PR. ![]() The first couple revisions of the Powerbook G4 had an 1152×768 resolution. The big news of note in the hardware department was the display.
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