OS 10.1.5 to OS 10.4
I own an iBook (clamshell) with Firewire. It has a 366 MHz G3 processor, 320 MB RAM, and 10 GB HD.
Currently I am using OS 10.1.5 and occasionally reboot into OS 9. Can I run OS 10.4 on this system and will it run decently? Some have told me to only consider OS 10.2 or 10.3.
If I upgrade the OS I am considering increasing the RAM to 576 MB and the HD to 40 GB. Does this make a difference in your answer? Would it be better to use an external HD or change out the internal HD?
I would like to continue to use this laptop, but maybe it just doesn't have the processor horsepower to run upgrades of OS X.
Thank you.
iBook Mac OS X (10.1.x)
Yes, you can run Tiger on that model. There are some caveats. Tiger requires a minimum of 256 MBs of installed RAM, however practically you need at least 512 MBs. This is also true of Panther although Panther requires only a minimum of 128 MBs of RAM. Your 10 GB hard drive is not large enough for OS X and OS 9. Panther and Tiger require at least 10 GBs of space at a minimum. Tiger will require at least 6-8 GBs free during installation. Panther requires about 4-6 GBs free during installation.
From a speed point of view your computer does not really have the horsepower for OS X (any version.) It doesn't have a fast enough processor and the video capabilities are unsuited to OS X which puts tremendous stress on the graphic systems.
Rather than spending more money on expansion I would give serious thought to purchasing a new model more suited to using OS X.
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