![]() ![]() I assume it's something to do with security certificates. I have to set the date manually before I can surf the internet. I have no idea if the capacitors will need replacing my TiBook's date battery has died. I've never been fond of the case design and I doubt it'll be a valuable antique in the future. It'll run up to 10.5.8 and down to OS 9 it'll boot OS 9. Upgrading it with an MSATA SSD should cost about £30 tops. You might also find the port arrangement awkward they're under a flap at the back. A PCMCIA USB 2 card might be a good idea in that case because there are only two USB ports. ![]() The Airport card uses old-fashioned encryption so I have to use a dongle instead. The 1280x854 screen is enough for the internet and it has a proper full-sized DVI port (VGA with the earlier models). TenFourFox is slow but you get used to it. Performance-wise it doesn't feel that much slower than my 1.67ghz aluminium G4. There were lid protectors at the time but no-one seems to have bought them. Also the flaking paint is irritating, as is the tendency of the chassis to pick up dents. My understanding is that the biggest issue going forward is the weak hinges, which can't easily be lubricated and are difficult to repair. In my experience the later aluminium G4 PowerBooks and particularly the iBooks tended to die from motherboard and GPU failures, the TiBook not so much. I wonder if 1ghz was pushing the edge of what the design could cope with. I need to redo the thermal paste at some point. I've owned two - I sold the first one and currently have a 1ghz TiBook in okay condition. It's still not fast, but it's more tolerable and works with modern routers. The internal Airport card is slooooand requires no drivers. I installed 10.5 because I could, but 10.4 should be a bit faster. I bought one knowing that it was broken, but OWC still has lots and lots of these drives available. The linked pad is bigger than what I got, and you won't need the whole area.īroken disk drive. 1.5mm is a little thick, but I worry that 1mm would have been a little thin. I replaced it with some thin ThermalGrizzly pads and got the temps way, way down. It's not really paste, though, it's a thin thermal "gauze", more or less. The bus is slow, so even with the SSD it's not particularly fast, but it's a lot faster than the HDD. I got an mSATA adapter to get rid of that moving part and get better performance. Spinning hard disks are slower than you remember. 30-60 min is more than enough for moving between my desk and my TV, and it lasts much longer while sleeping. ![]() Main batteries die: You can get sketchy Chinese ones, but I was able to find a used first-party battery that still holds a charge. You'll have to solder it on to the PROM module, but it's very easy Look for the actual battery size, don't use keywords like "apple" or "powerbook" (they double or triple the price). They're a slightly unusual size, but you can buy replacements from a shop in the UK. ![]() Pretty easy to work on, and I have one in basically brand new condition for less than $200 all-in. It's got perfect coverage of all the eras I care about, and you can still buy replacement case parts on eBay. I got one with a busted case and CD drive on eBay for about $60, and spent ~$150 to completely restore it. I bought and restored a 1GHz TiBook to use for PPC gaming. ![]()
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