Apple iBook G4
The iBook G4 was Apple's successor to the iBook G3 "Snow" models. It was the last of Apple's product lines to be upgraded to the G4 processor.
Specifications
| Spec | iBook G4 (Late 2003) | iBook G4 (Early 2004) | iBook G4 (Late 2004) | iBook G4 (Mid 2005) | ||
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| Release Date | October 2003 | April 2004 | October 2004 | July 2005 | ||
| Discontinuation Date | April 2004 | October 2004 | July 2005 | May 2006 | ||
| Processor | PowerPC G4 @800MHz, 933MHz, or 1.0GHz | PowerPC G4 @1.0 or 1.2GHz | PowerPC G4 @1.2GHz (12-inch) or 1.33GHz (14-inch) | PowerPC G4 @1.33GHz (12-inch) or 1.42GHz (14-inch) | ||
| RAM | PC2100 DDR, 1 slot Standard: 128MB Soldered Maximum: 1.12GB |
PC2100 DDR, 1 slot Standard: 256MB Soldered Maximum: 1.25GB |
PC2700 DDR, 1 slot Standard: 512MB Soldered Maximum: 1.5GB |
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| Hard Disk | 2.5" IDE Standard: 30, 40, or 60GB |
2.5" IDE Standard: 30, 60, or 80GB |
2.5" IDE Standard: 40, 60, 80, or 100GB |
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| Display | - 12.1" TFT LCD @1024x768 - 14.1" TFT LCD @1024x768 |
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| GPU | ATI Mobility Radeon 9200 (32MB VRAM) | ATI Mobility Radeon 9550 (32MB VRAM) | ||||
| Main Battery | Lithium Ion (50Wh on 12-inch model, 61Wh on 14-inch model) | |||||
| PRAM Battery | Soldered Supercapacitor | |||||
| Power Supply | 24V Mini RCA-Style Jack | |||||
| Disk Drives | Slot-Loading DVD/CD-RW Drive | One of the following: - Slot-Loading DVD/CD-RW Drive - Slot-Loading DVD-R/CD-RW SuperDrive |
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| PC Cards | None | |||||
| Networking | - 56k Modem - 10/100 Ethernet - 802.11b/g AirPort Extreme WiFi (Optional) - Bluetooth 1.1 (Optional) |
- 56k Modem - 10/100 Ethernet - 802.11b/g AirPort Extreme WiFi - Bluetooth 2.0 |
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| Other I/O | - 2x USB 2.0 - 1x FireWire 400 - 1x Mini-VGA Out - 1x Line Out |
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| Pointing Device | Trackpad | |||||
| Minimum Mac OS | Mac OS X 10.3.0 | Mac OS X 10.3.3 | Mac OS X 10.3.5 | Mac OS X 10.4.2 | ||
| Maximum Mac OS | Mac OS X 10.5.8 | |||||
Upgrades
SSD Upgrades
While a pain to take apart, once you get an iBook G4 apart, SSD upgrades are easy. I would recommend going with an IDE-mSata adapter.
Resources
Common Faults & Maintenance
iBook G4s are generally reliable. The only real common fault that I know of on these is that the AirPort cards in the final revision models can occasionally fail and cause kernel panics.
Gallery
iBook G4 (12.1-inch)
Photos from Medessec. Click on an image to view the full-size version.
iBook G4 (14.1-inch)
Photos from starlite (me). Click on an image to view the full-size version.
