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Hello

A lot of good questions here, I'll do my best to answer some of these and maybe others will help enlighten us further.

1. Don't understand what's meant by that, the life expectancy of an iBook depends on it's treatment.

2. Hard drives can last up to 8 year with continued daily use, but depends on the usage and treatment. If it's working fine, then why replace? Unless you require lager capacity.

3. Fitting RAM depends on the maximum the unit will take. If it's a G3 then 512 I believe is the max you can add.

4. Yes you can use a USB wireless dongle on both units, but make sure it's compatible with your version of Mac OS X installed on your iBook

5. Yes, one is a later model than the other. The whiter is a later 800mhz or 900mhz unit around 2002-2003. While the more milky clear iBook is 2001.(500 Mhz to 800Mhz)

6.Could be a number of reasons, more than likely it's due to the metal plating above the drive door that has come away and blocking the door from closing. These are easily broken when the unit is taken apart.

7. Programs depend on the version of Mac OS X, if it's the maximum version it will handle which is 10.4.11 then it's dependant on the application, but mostly office, web, graphics based applications. You can download some apps from oldapps.com from web browsers to unility software.

8. You can use any external drive I believe (Don't think the OS restricts the size in any way)

9. Best would be tiger 10.4.11 and the most a G3 iBook would handle.

10.Yes I believe they are the same wattage and will fit the G3's. The only difference is the feet color (brown being G3 and gray being G4)

11. You wont be able to sync an iPod touch with 10.4 version of iTunes, but it will charge it and may allow you to download any pictures.(If it see it as a digital camera)

12. I don't think the G4 connectors fit on a G3 iBook keyboard (I may be wrong here)

13. Don't think a G3 iBook comes with Bluetooth??? A Bluetooth dongle via USB would work fine if compatable drivers for Mac.

14. Depends on what's installed and how much memory it has. Most case I've never found a problem with my G3 iBook running 10.4.11. (Tiger)

15. No, not if they are both working units and in ok condition, That sounds like a deal. Seen them go for more than that on eBay.

I hope this help.

If you need further details let me know.

Good Luck with your iBook's

How durable an iBook is depends greatly on how it is used and how much care is taken in its use.

Rule of thumb is a hard drive gets rather "iffy" after three years if the iBook is used a great deal. If only used occasionally, the hard drive can last much longer.

Here is the link to the iBook RAM guide:

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2206?viewlocale=en_US

Original AirPort Cards (used and/or refurbished) are available at reasonable prices if you would rather use an original AirPort Card than a dongle.

All parts are not interchangeable (one's logic board won't work in the other).

An iBook G4 keyboard will NOT work with an iBook G3.

Most iBooks are 12-inch, but some are 14-inch. If one is a 12-inch, and the other is a 14-inch, then about the only thing that is interchangeable is the charging adapter.

An iBook G4 battery will work in an iBook G3 (Dual USB) as long you be sure to order a 12-inch battery for a 12-inch iBook or a 14-inch battery for a 14-inch iBook. No matter what you've heard, in the case of a battery for an iBook, size does matter.

is the computer going to be slow?

"Slow" is a relative term. It depends on what you are comparing it to. It's not going to win any prizes for speed at this point, since it's over ten years old. Comparatively small (and old) hard drives, slower processors, and limitations on RAM all serve to slow down these little old iBooks.

YouTube can be problematic, since it didn't exist when these iBooks first came on the market. Macology's tutorial may help:

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2436156

I have found these tips for YouTube to be helpful as well:

1. Sometimes Firefox works better than other browsers for viewing YouTube videos.
2. Find the YouTube video you would like to view in Firefox.
3. Restart the iBook. (This clears the RAM, so the total RAM is available for viewing YouTube clips.)
4. Launch Firefox (and don't have any other applications running).
5. Go to History in the menu bar. Click on the YouTube video you want to view from History.
6. Use the Stop button on the YouTube player, and allow the video to load completely (watch the red progress bar fill up) before trying to view the video.

I hope system discs of some sort are included in your purchase. (They should be.) You can use the Install disc to reset the password.

I would recommend an external FireWire drive. I've never used a USB drive because FireWire is so much faster.

Your router should be backward-compatible with the 802.11b standard used by the original AirPort Card. If it isn't, here are a couple of choices:

http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Newer%20Technology/MXP2802GU2/

http://eshop.macsales.com/item/NewerTech/MXP2802NU2C/

So, it's your decision what you think would work best for you.

Most part of a G3 will fit another G3 for sure. The only thing to be mindful of is the case color and screen size. (Mismatched parts don't always look to good) If one is a 14 inch and one 12 inch the parts wont fit including the keyboard as the cable is a lot longer in a 14 inch than 12 inch.

If you computer has 128 Pc133 then you can increase this to 640 Megs. That's an increase of 512 Meg can be installed under the keyboard. The iBook already comes with a 128 meg built-in.

You will need a 512 Pc133 14 pin and range in price. Best to shop about online if you can or on eBay.

Be mindful of the size of the FireWire port. It's a bit like the USB sizes now. The later Macs have a small port compared with the old iBook, so you need the correct lead for you external drive. I don't think it matters to much about if it's FireWire 400 compliant, it more relates to the read speeds like that of USB 1.0 and USB 2.0.

Personally I don't use FireWire despite the fact that FireWire devices have better read/write speeds in some cases than that connected to a USB port.

But USB devices seem to be alot cheaper in price where I live.

Bets of Luck.

Your 600 will be a milky color, while your 800 is more white in color. Most parts will be interchangeable including keyboard. I doubt a 60GB hard drive was standard at the time the iBook was first brought, so it had to have been changed at some stage in it's life. Which is good news and gives you more space.

Your iBook would have a FireWire 400 port.

30 is what's standard with this iBooks. Shame it wasn't a 60GB

They look to be in good condition considering the price you paid. I see the 800 (whiter one) looks to be in better condition. The 600 mhaz one looks like it's had a replacement battery and a non-apple one. I assume they both work right?