Is $400 a good price for a used Powerbook G4? See Specs...

Check the website mac2sell.net for realistic values on used Apple Computers.
But $400 price sounds pretty good with New battery and extras included.

Here's the spec page http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/powerbookg4/stats/powerbook_g4_1.6715.html

That's a reasonable price, but I would ask the seller to include the original install/restore discs that came with the PB. If the seller doesn't have them, you can call Apple Customer Support 1-800-767-2775, provide the Serial Number and specifications of the Mac, and for a small fee, a replacement set of system discs (if available), can be ordered. The discs will be for the original version of OS, that was pre-installed, when the Mac was manufactured.

The highest OS you can install is Leopard 10.5. Leopard is no longer available at the Apple Store *but may be available by calling Apple Phone Sales @ 1-800-MY-APPLE (1-800-692-7753)*.

Installing Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1544

Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard Installation and Setup Guide
http://manuals.info.apple.com/en/leopard_install-setup.pdf

After you install the base 10.5, download & install the 10.5.8 combo update at http://support.apple.com/downloads/MacOS_X_10_5_8_ComboUpdate

 Cheers, Tom 😉





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Now, is this the Hi-Res 15 inch model? That model's identifier is 5,8 - this is the best PowerBook G4 you can get, plus you get a better hard drive, dual layer write support superdrive + DDR2 memory.