Macworld

Inside the Titanium Powerbook G4

To determine whether you are a PowerBook fanatic, take the Gore test: If a genie were to grant you three wishes, what would they be? If your first wish would be for a no-compromise Mac portable big on ...
ZDNet

Is PowerBook G4 a contender?

COMMENTARY--When I read about Apple's new PowerBook G4 (PBG4), I was initially nonplussed. It seemed to be a straightforward and unexciting evolution of its predecessor. Sure, it was thinner and ...
Macworld

800MHz Titanium PowerBook G4

Many Mac users would like the PowerBook G4 to be a portable version of a desktop Power Mac, but buying a PowerBook has always meant trading some performance (and adding cost) for portability. But that ...
CNN

Review: Apple's ultrathin PowerBook G4

(IDG) -- The PowerBook G4 from Apple might be the right portable studio for churning out your next video opus. This well-designed notebook features an extra-wide screen, high-speed ports, and ...
AppleInsider

A Powerbook G4 is barely fast enough to run a large language model

A software developer has proven it is possible to run a modern LLM on old hardware like a 2005 PowerBook G4, albeit nowhere near the speeds expected by consumers. Most artificial intelligence projects ...
ZDNet

PowerBook G4 faces discerning audience in Japan

CHIBA, JAPAN--When it brought its PowerBook G4 Titanium to Japan last week at Macworld Expo/Tokyo here, Apple Computer Inc. faced what is arguably the world's most savvy--and demanding--audience for ...
9to5Mac

Here’s a rare look at a 17-inch PowerBook G4 prototype with a beautiful red logic board [Video]

The PowerBook G4 was the last notebook by Apple before the introduction of the MacBook and the transition from PowerPC chips to Intel ones. This computer was sold by Apple between 2001 and 2006.
CNET

Recall PowerBook G4 batteries failing

A large number of users are reporting an issue where replacement PowerBook G4 batteries obtained through the "Battery Exchange Program iBook G4 and PowerBook G4" recall are failing to hold a normal ...
PC Magazine

Apple PowerBook G4 15-Inch

For those who found the ultraportable 12-inch Apple PowerBook too small and the 17-inch too large, chances are the new Apple PowerBook G4 15-Inch ($1,999 or $2,599 direct, depending on configuration) ...
CNET

Special Report: Troubleshooting the PowerBook G4 15" (FireWire 800); screen spots and more

MacFixIt reader John Wolf notes an interesting new feature on the PowerBook G4 15" (FireWire 800), and possibly other models, where FireWire target disk mode can see what is in the optical drive: "I ...
Daily Mail

Will Apple scrap the MacBook? Firm's lawyers drop hint about the return of the flagship retro 'Powerbook'

Apple lawyers have sparked speculation that the company is bringing back their flagship laptop after they filed a worldwide trademark for the word 'PowerBook'. The tiny laptop became a cult hit for ...