Motivations to buy a Mac Powerbook

Dear all,
I am thinking to buy a Mac Powerbook. However, I need advice from Mac fans. What are good and bad points about using a Mac Power book? Thanks a lot!
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Hey buddy...don't do it!!!!!! I have a MacBookpro
that I bought in March. I have had nothing but
trouble with it since I bought it. It is the most
disheartening purchase I have ever made. Every time I
call Apple support they cannot seem to remedy my
problem and inform me that I should go to an outside
discussion group and maybe find someone who has had
the same problem and was able to fix it. I think the
biggest shock I got was when one techy suggested I
download some windows software and that may help with
my problem. I have a buddy who has a Dell laptop and
it makes this MacBook Pro look like an abbacus and I
paid $1000 more for my laptop. Hope you have better
luck than I did!
With out a little more information, it's difficult for us to give any credibility to your comment. You don't indicate what problems you were having... It is uncommon for Apple support to basically say they can't help you and go check the forums. I would also be curious what Windows software they suggested that you download... and what it was supposed to fix. Also... Dell does not sell any notebooks with comparable specs to the MacBook Pro for $1000 less than the MacBook Pro... and they certainly don't sell ANYTHING that would make a MacBook Pro look like an "abacus".
The vast majority of people with MacBook Pros are very happy with them (including yours truly).

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You can get a brand new MacBook for $999 so don't bother with the used one. For the price difference, save up and buy new MacBook Pro for $1199. Faster than Macbook. Shop around. Everyone is discounting. You might get free ram upgrades (unless you're getting free ram, buy separately and install yourself), free shipping. Try Epercom, CDW and Small Dog in addition to Apple. If you go to Apple store don't be shy about asking for a 10% business discount. I asked and got one for my imac last summer.
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We do not deal with Elements, here. There's a dedicated Elements forum:
https://forums.adobe.com/community/photoshop_elements/content
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Adobe does not sell anything but the current versions of those applications, which in the case of Photoshop boils down to Photoshop CS6, Photoshop CC and Photoshop CC2014. Adobe does not sell any versions older than that, so you'd be limited to what you can get in the market, like dubious versions you can find on eBay, where the likelihood of your getting ripped off is huge.
Yes, this website is a an ungodly mess.
In a nutshell, you won't be buying anything that runs on your G4 from Adobe.
Remember, you are not addressing Adobe here in the user forums. You are requesting help from volunteers users just like you who give their time free of charge. No one has any obligation to answer your questions.

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I don't think the experiences of a place where people discuss problems is necesarily an indicator of the overall populace using the product. Just as if you went to a hospital, you could not ascertain the relative overall health of everyone who is not in the hospital.
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I am on my 4th MB variant, and have only had one major issue, which was handled terrifically by Apple. However, I am not entirely without worry that an electromechanical device nmade by humans can't fail. That is why I also have had AppleCare on everything.
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Product Identifiers
Manufacturer Apple
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MPN K1201LL/A
UPC 718908452387
Processor
Processor Type PowerPC G4
Processor Manufacturer Motorola
Processor Speed 800 MHz
Motherboard
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Hard Drive
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Storage Controller Type IDE
Memory
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RAM Technology SDRAM
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Installed Cache Memory 1024 KB
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CD / DVD Type CD-RW/DVD-ROM
Optical Drive Read Speed 24x (CD), 8x (DVD)
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Video
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Audio
Audio Output Type Sound card
Audio Input Type Microphone
Modem
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Analog Modulation Protocol ITU V.90, K56Flex
Networking
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Data Link Protocol Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, IEEE 802.11b
Battery
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Battery Technology Lithium ion
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Height 1.02 in.
Width 13.44 in.
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Input Method Keyboard, Trackpad
Operating System Apple MacOS X, Apple MacOS X 10.1
Color LCD screen 1280x854 resolution
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Hi sp, and welcome to Apple Discussions.
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