Apple PowerBook G3 (M7308LL/A) Mac Notebook

Pros: sexy, sleek, turbo-charged!
Cons: no on-board firewire, graphics chipset could be faster.

About a week ago I got my new Apple Powerbook G3/400 "Bronze Keyboard" which is more widely known as the 'Lombard' class of portable. I splurged and went for the top of the line rig, since the 400MHz processor has a 1MByte L2 cache, keeping...

Pros: Size, Weight, Elegance, Performance
Cons: Battery Life isnt amazing.

I have owned several different notebook computers (apple and pcs) and used many more. Without a doubt, the Powerbook G3 is by far the leader of the pack. Until you actually get your hands on it, you cannot realize how light and thin it actually is. No...

Pros: Long Battery Life, Great Screen, Very Fast
Cons: Heavy

I am the president of an eBusiness Operation for the 2nd Largest Insurance company in the U.S. I bough a Powerbook in order to get off the WinIntel machines at work. I like the Mac OS and wanted a powerful business machine. I love this machine. It is the...

Pros: Versatility, speed, very high drool factor
Cons: Some streaking on LCD, DVD playback not up to home theater standards

I am not an OS bigot. I have worked for Apple, now work for IBM, started my computer career as a Novell technician and now use Linux and the Internet more often than anything else. However, I can say unequivocally that no-one does portable computing as...

Pros: Great Styling, Stable, Decent Price
Cons: DVD software is poor

The new Powerbook G3 is a true victory for Apple.

Starting with the OBE (out of box experience) everything went well for me with this machine. Apple ships the unit packed tightly in a minimalist box, with some basic manuals, the power...

Pros: New model: lighter, faster, smaller
Cons: Those with old model can't use new parts

It's fairly easy to be pleased with a product when it sits stationary on one's desk. But the true test come when it's time to haul it around and perhaps abuse it a little.

Recently I spent four months living in England and the G3 Powerbook...

Pros: Beautiful, very well equipped, speedy
Cons: umm...none?!

I really love the new Apple Powerbook models. They are as sexy as a Ferrari and offer speed and quality of construction that far surpasses anything wintel can come up with.

The price is right for the quality--and service--you get. Case in...

Pros: Powerful & fast, sleek & beautiful
Cons: not enough RAM

The first time I laid eyes on a post-1997 Powerbook G3 I nearly fell over. Here in front of me was what portable computers should be. Stylish, sleek, powerful and bright. Great battery life. Shock-resistant and user-friendly. That was a 233 MHz...

Pros: nice design, fast, DVD works great, big screen
Cons: a little heavy

I was given a PowerBook G3/400 by the company I'm working for for the summer. It soon became the only machine I really used. The big screen makes it easy to use as a main machine and the standard hard drive is quite large. It has enough built-in so you...

Pros: beautiful, fast, powerful, extensible
Cons: slightly dodgy fingerpad

There's no doubt in my mind that this is the best apple machine I have ever bought.

The design is (as ever with apple) impeccable, but this machine is beauty and speed combined. The processing time for images is marvellous (the 400mhz model)...

Pros: Speed, Performance, Ability
Cons: Price

I do video activist work, and bought this machine (new 500mhz g3 powerbook) for doing "in the field" video editing. I originally expected that it would just be useful for rough editing, and that I'd go back home to my G4 for final work I was...

Pros: Great system, good reliability, and hardware
Cons: smallish hd, gte the upgrade

I've used macsmost of my life, until recently. About three years ago i switched to pc, becaue the uability of macs was low, due to little software, now i have a reason to switch back. this is the best time to own a mac, they are just as fast if not...

Pros: Not so expensive anymore
Cons: Fragile ac adapter

With the release of the new PowerBook G4 titanium, Apple has cut down the price of the PowerBookG3 to $1.999. That makes it reasonably affordable. Big deal, people would say, it is cheaper because it is older, right, but some people would still get more...

Pros: great customer service, bright screen, big HD, hot swappable drives, powerful, and fast.
Cons: no SCSI port, only one year warranty.

I have the great fortune of owning a Powerbook G3 300 for a year now and not once have I had any reason to complain. Even serious problems (a fading of the LCD screen) was fixed and returned to me in under a week. Pretty good considering it had to be...

Pros: fast and powerful, sharp screen, light weight (for its features)
Cons: none yet

this powerbook g3/500 was bought on the eve of the launch of its replacement, the powerbook g4, in san francisco... but i have no regrets about that! this g3 is plenty fast on all the software i use, which includes M$office98, Photoshop, iMovie2 (what...