12-inch Powerbook upgrade questions

[Jonas Simpson]

Hi,

I'm about to buy a 12-inch Powerbook as a replacement for a Titanium
G4 400 that I currently use. I have a couple of questions before
taking the plunge, however:

- I have three power adapters for my current PB, one yoyo-style and
two of the small, portable ones. I leave one in each of the two
places I work and carry one with me. Can I use these adapters with
the new 12-inch Powerbook or do I need to go out and buy two more.
They're not cheap items, so I'd prefer to use the ones I have,
obviously.

- I'm going to be buying the 12-inch Powerbook with 256 Mb of RAM but
I'd like to upgrade this right away. Can I buy a generic 512 Mb
DDR266 200-pin SODIMM from a PC store for this? I really don't want
to pay a premium at a Mac store for what I suspect is a standard item
unless I really have to.

Thanks,

JS

[Gregory Sigman]

In article <fa3d6b71.0308271606.f824cad@posting.google.com> , Jonas
Simpson <jonassimpson@yahoo.com> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I'm about to buy a 12-inch Powerbook as a replacement for a Titanium
> G4 400 that I currently use. I have a couple of questions before
> taking the plunge, however:
>
> - I have three power adapters for my current PB, one yoyo-style and
> two of the small, portable ones. I leave one in each of the two
> places I work and carry one with me. Can I use these adapters with
> the new 12-inch Powerbook

Yes, you can use the ones you have.

> - I'm going to be buying the 12-inch Powerbook with 256 Mb of RAM but
> I'd like to upgrade this right away. Can I buy a generic 512 Mb
> DDR266 200-pin SODIMM from a PC store for this?

I can't quote the exact specs, but it is a standard chip. Have you ever
used Ramseeker? <http://www.ramseeker.com/> It'll tell you exactly what
you need and who has the lowest price.

Enjoy your new Powerbook!

Greg Sigman

[Matthew Kirkcaldie]

In article <270820032139520340%sigman@ohio.edu>,
Gregory Sigman <sigman@ohio.edu> wrote:

> I can't quote the exact specs, but it is a standard chip. Have you ever
> used Ramseeker? <http://www.ramseeker.com/> It'll tell you exactly what
> you need and who has the lowest price.

Cheap RAM can be flakey - often the cheapest brands use parts which
failed at higher speeds. OS X is notoriously sensitive to those kinds
of problems; you get what you pay for. I'd buy a well respected brand
like Kingston but not, as you say, from a Mac reseller if they're going
to gouge you.

MK.