There are several resellers whose guaranteed RAM is of sufficient quality
to perform well in most modern computers. You could use the guide in
this Other World Computing page to narrow the field to your Mac's RAM:
http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/memory/
Apple iBook portable memory:
http://eshop.macsales.com/MyOWC/Models.cfm?stype=Memory&1632
For some idea of what kinds of RAM each Mac model and series uses,
there is a specification page in Apple Support for most recent Macs;
also you could get a free download of MacTracker and use its offline
database in your computer to check the differences and specs of
your (and other Apple products) including the RAM type and spec:
http://mactracker.ca
Some computers which originally shipped with PC 2100 RAM can
use PC2700/333 in its place (low-profile laptop RAM of equal pin
count and otherwise said to be compatible.)
I bought a 1024MB PC2700 200-pin Apple Certified laptop RAM from this
company and it fits my iBook G4 1.33 -- as well as my iMac G4 1.25:
http://www.oempcworld.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Category_Code=PC270 0-SODIMM
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Microsoft Office (X or 2004) could do OK, it is such a large application
that for the trouble and time, you could see about getting NeoOffice
and also the latest patch; both download and run free. They do Office.
If all you need is Word, you may be able to do better with NeoOffice.
But if you have to have and use Microsoft Office, and have X or 2004,
and it is compatible with whoever you work for or share files with, there
almost is no difference in using NeoOffice. It works and plays similarly.
http://www.neooffice.org/
{That said, I have NeoOffice downloaded but not installed; and I have
Office X installed; and also have Office 2004 not installed, on disc.}
The question really is, if your computer has alot of free space and if
you really need to have and use Office in your portable computer.
The newest Office 2008 may or may not be what you need.
