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If you don't need the top of the line Powerbook, the 400mhz model has great speed (faster than Pentium III and 4s), a huge (for a notebook) 15" display, and it's light at about 5 lbs. Plus, the Titanium body and glowing Apple logo are cool. Get a Powerbook, get a Mac and don't look back.

I have had various laptops and desktop computers during the course of five years. I have compared their compatibility and overall performance. It always brings me back to the Apple Powerbook, especially now that its high-quality performance outdoes your typical Windows PC.

The Powerbook now features a more user-friendly system that allows you to use it for business, personal and entertainment purposes almost simultaneously. It has high-quality DVD, sound system (which includes various local radio stations), games, and an office software that beats Windows Office 2000 to a tee. And what could be said about the speed? You cannot go wrong with 550 MHz and 256 MB of RAM! Granted, there are faster systems out there, but the Powerbook has the endless quality that will always make the Mac my computer of choice!

After reading reviews about the powerbook getting hot, I had almost given up on buying powerbook and was thinking of buying a wintel machine. Saw it perform at my friends place. This thing is really cool, I could play DVDs for like 3 hours before the battery warning came up. If you want to buy a computer forget about buying a desktop, this machine roars, 30 GB hard disk with 1 GB RAM this is better than any laptop available in the market. Kudos to Steve and Apple. Unix is back and windows is out. I ran 11 apps at one time and this OS X did not crash, this stuff is amazing. If you are a programmer, or a gamer OSX is the best thing that could happen.

This is an outstanding laptop to use. The extra inch of screen makes most programs easier to use (you can put the OS X dock on the left or right), and it is a comfortable size to type on or carry. This laptop is a significant jump in design from the previous, black, powerbook G3 laptops. Apparently, the latest model has a slightly textured case, to prevent the chance of dropping it.