Home > Consumer Reviews > Apple PowerBook Laptop 15" M9422LL/A (1.50-GHz PowerPC G4, 512 MB RAM, 80 GB Hard Drive, SuperDrive)

This is my first mac, and I have to say I am very happy with it. The keyboard is absolutely fantastic (and has backlighting), and the machine runs very quietly. The display is fantasic in terms of resolution, and playing games on it is a blast. I have been running World Of Warcraft and Warcraft 3 on it, and they both run great on this laptop. Apple made the setup really easy, and the OS is intuitive to use, so I had no problems figuring out how everything worked, and was online with my wireless cable modem in minutes. If you want a light, powerful, and fully loaded laptop, then this is the one to buy. The only tradeoff is that to run excel/word/powerpoint you have to buy the software seperately for $150. I have looked at and owned several laptops, and this is the best one I have had so far. Apple is perhaps more expensive then it's competitiors, but they more then make up for it with quality and style.

I bought this computer for the OS and have had no problems. And I mean no problems. No crashes, no compatability issues. I may have had to work a little more when dealing with PCs, but usually once I've gotten everything straightened out it is smooth sailing and I leave my PC freinds scratching their heads at the stuff my Mac can do that they simply can't. I have upgraded the Ram to 2GB and installed Virtual PC, which I hardly use and MS Office as well as iLife '05 and Toast 6 Titanium. This is a great computer and I would reccomended it to anyone.

It's worked great for over 3 years without any problems. My only negative comment is that the speaker volume isn't as loud as my old PowerBook Pismo. Overall, highly recommended to any Mac lover.

I may be baised towards Apple products ... but this is the best

I bought a G4 Powerbook a few months ago now and it is a fine laptop; very useable, very attractive, superbly designed and very expensive!

BUT:
I had my first Powerbook replaced within a month due to a faulty screen and now the one I have has developed a dark area on the monitor and the hinge is sticking. Research on the web indicates I am not alone, not by a long stretch. Unfortunately Apple is not the benevolent customer-lover it would like us to believe and charges £35 for each and every customer service matter within the first twelve months. I hope the replacement I get is sound but I must admit that I wish I'd paid half as much for a high spec PC.

Don't get sucked in by the Apple charm, take a step back and consider.