Uh oh...Should I start shopping for a new HDD/Laptop?

It's bad enough that Firefox, the plug-ins for Firefox, Flash, etc, can't be updated because I don't have an Intel HDD, but now it appears my HDD is failing.
I was looking for ways to speed up my G4 (still) and, upon suggestions from Lyssa to another user, I downloaded SMART Utility. Once it ran the quick test on startup, it showed this:
So I'm pretty much screwed right?
PS: I have 55.7Gb Capacity with 12.3 Available, if that matters on a failing HDD...

Replacing the hard drive is a very difficult thing to do.
http://www.ifixit.com/Browse/iBook_G4
We could give you more explicit instructions if we knew which model it is.
Paying a professional to do it is likely to cost more than the iBook is worth.
http://store.mcetech.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=IBUG120 GB-54&Category_Code=SVCIBWHT&Product_Count=2
If the external hard drive is not FireWire, then it most likely will not work as a startup volume for the computer. If you can't start up from the Leopard disc (or some other Install disc), then formatting the external drive as a startup volume would not be possible, even if it is a FireWire drive.

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You can buy the 8GB configuration and add more ram if there are additional sockets on the mother board.
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The monitor will be used primarily for still image color correction in Photoshop (Im still using CS2) such as would be standard in the advertising industry.
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So, there is a dividing line here it seems. Perhaps wide-gamut is a relative term without an objective reference and is being thrown around too loosely (i.e. marketing teams)?
The idea that only LED is wide gamut further confuses things. But, I can understand the point being made...and perhaps the terms has been applied too loosely?
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"A wide gamut LCD display is not a good thing for most (95%) of high
end users. The data that leaves your graphic card and travels over the
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CMMs, the graphic card, the DVI spec, and Photoshop will all have to be
upgraded before this will change and that's going to take a while. What
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adjustment you can make to a skin tone is 4 delta E you will become
very frustrated very quickly.
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Only the Eizo 210, 220 and NEC2180WG have 8-10-10 paths. If you really
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Real world, is the NEC 2490/2690 worth the price?
Still gathering opinions, so keep any ideas/recs coming if you have them.
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Thought it has Windows 7 on it, I can't say I consider that a bad thing.
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I'm NOT an employee of Best Buy, or Geek Squad, though I did work as an Agent for a year 5 years ago. None of my posts are to be taken as the official stance that Best Buy will take on your situation. My advice is just that, advice.
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