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Can a MacBook replace a 12-inch PowerBook? (Macworld.com)

 

Published 4/7/2009 at Yahoo! News: Personal Technology

Macworld.com - About a month ago, I finally had to let go of an old friend. After a couple years of propping him up, it was time to retire my 12-inch PowerBook. No, you didn't read that wrong: I was still using a G4-powered Mac.  Sure, there were a lot of things I couldn't do anymore, but it was still fulfilling the requirements I set before it: primarily e-mail, Web browsing, and writing. (link)

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