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Feb 19, 2012 7:28 AM in response to Smsgtby Allan Jones,The biggest issue with any pre-Intel Mac is that they struggle with most web pages. Even ads now have video and that slows the page loads way down on PPC Macs in general. There is little improvement in adding RAM (about the only upgrade available to the average user) because the issue is that most of today's video is no longer optimized for the Power PC processor.
Even simple, web-based children's' games and sites are making our PPC Macs struggle. My grandson (10 yo) was really relieved when I finally pronounced him mature enough to use my MacBook Pro instead of Grandma's eMac when he visits. Disney, Lego--you name it--almost any legit kid's site was not happy on the 1.42G eMac.
I'd look for a used MacBook. I see them on Craigslist in our area at pretty reasonable prices. A caveat: be sure any sale incliudes the original gray system install/restore disks that came with the computer. You will need them eventually, and they are hard to find for computers as old as the PowerBook