Even with recent powerbook g4 buy should i keep eye open for something newer

Last week bought powerbook g4 that runs well; August 05 15", 1.67ghz, 2gb ram, 250gb hd, ilife & iwork 09, good dvd, cosmetically fine.
Considering drawbacks of such old system will it be smart also purchasing newer Apple model? Having Macbook Pro in mind what kind of specs should be included assuring I'm not stuck with two antiquated systems around same time? Thanx

Hello,
Well I've just recently purchased a MacBook Pro 2.4Ghz duo core 17" from 2007.
It's not the most powerful, but it was a good price and runs the latest version of Mac OS X 10.8. The way I look at it, it's going to be at least two years or more before mountain lion will become obsolete .
Should serve me well for a least two years and at £200 (300 USD) it's an affordable price.
Sadly it means I won't be using my PowerBook G4 17" as much.
But spec wise, look for a MacBook Pro 15/17 inch that mid to late 2007 plus
The more RAM the better the performance.
If it can run Mac OS X 10.8 then your know it want be too obsolete for a while.

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