Hi there! In 2005 I purchased my first Mac, an iBook G4 14.1 in. and to this day I still have it, in fact, it's what I'm typing this with and it's the only laptop I have. Is there any way that I'd be able to upgrade it to be usable for at least 2 more years? Thanks in advance!
iBook, Mac OS X (10.4.11), PowerPC G4, 14.1 in.
as long as you can focus on the things it can do instead of the things it can't do then you should be fine.
What is new is not necessarily needed and what is old is not automatically obsolete.
I have a 2004 12" iBook for those things it is capable of performing just as britny advised. For instance I have Mac OS X 10.4.11 installed (rather than 10.5.8) so as to be able to use Classic Mode. The many Claris Works, MacWritePro, and Claris Draw files I have can't be opened with newer programs so the iBook with Classic solve the problem. Also the many excellent games and graphics programs from the OS9 era are useable.
If you decide you need the capability of a newer Intel Mac I would recommend keeping the iBook as a bridge to the past.
In getting the most out of a 2005 iBook (I have the 12") I have found the following link helped with eg imbedded videos that having been designed for intel were sticky on ppc http://scriptogr.am/nordkril/post/adobe-flash-11.5-for-powerpc
How can I get the most out of my iBook G4 (2005)?
