My 12″ PowerBook G4 still works like it did 10 years ago. The PowerBook line of laptops had reached design maturity with amazing build quality, a tactile feel to the keyboard and a backlit Apple logo on the exterior display. The company had recently switched to using Intel processors for its computers, and the iPhone was a top secret project in Cupertino. Ten years ago Apple was cranking out hit product after hit product including the iMac, Power Mac, PowerBook and iPod. Google was nowhere near the household name it has become today. So when Apple announced a new 12″ laptop after a 10-year hiatus, I was excited to see what was in store.Ī decade in the technology world is comparable to a century in a human lifespan. In 2005 Facebook was only available on a few college campuses. It remains to this day one of the best Mac laptops I’ve ever used. ![]() ![]() My very first Mac was a 12″ iBook that my brother bought me for college, and one of my all-time favorite Macs is the 12″ PowerBook G4.
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