Leopard or Tiger for 867GHz G4 Powerbook?

Hi. Hope this hasn't been covered already. Looked but couldn't find anything.
I am about to get Leopard to install on my MacBook. I am unsure whether it will also be worth installing it on my wife's G4 Powerbook which is right at the minimum system requirements - 867 GHz G4 processor and 640 MB RAM.
She really only uses it for the Web (Firefox), email and some office docs (we still use Office 2004).
Am I better leaving her machine running Tiger or would Leopard run at broadly the same speed for basic tasks like these?
Thanks for your thoughts.
Stuart

To do what you want requires either two retail Leopard install disks or the family pack. One version for each machine. Running Leopard on her machine should show an improvement. The best thing to do is put a bootable backup/clone of her existing installation onto an external FireWire HD, ensuring that it works exactly like the original, install Leopard onto the internal, and see how it performs. The bootable backup/clone allows you to revert back to the current state with minimal hassle. See these for details:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106941
http://www.macmaps.com/upgradefaq.html
http://www.macmaps.com/backup.html
http://www.thexlab.com/faqs/installswupdates.html
http://www.thexlab.com/faqs/backuprecovery.html

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