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Overclocking Your iBook to 600MHz

Posted by timothy on from the clashing-paradigms dept.

Cryptnotic writes: "The guys at Accelerate Your Mac have figured out how to modify the motherboard on the recent Apple iBooks to get them to run at 600MHz with a 100MHz bus speed. There are benchmarks comparing the OC'd iBook to some regular Apple desktop machines. However, what I am wondering most is how this overclocked G3 compares to the much more expensive Apple G4 Powerbook and if it makes it worth voiding the warranty." Remember, not recommended for your iBook.

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  1. g4 vs ibook - first impressions. by freq · · Score: 3, Funny

    i just got a g4-powerbook last week (my very first mac, and first notebook computer) i was looking at the ibook seriously until i actually looked at it, sat down and played with it for a while. The deciding factor for me wasn't speed, it was the screen! the ibook is just too small, and the screen is huge on the g4. (okay its pretty fast too) but compared to my desktop 1ghz athalon i'd say its pretty comparable. was it worth the extra 700 bucks? hell yeah. i'll have this g4 for a long-ass time.

    I got an airport card and a cheap-o linksys base station and i can post from the crapper now! im serious! i can sit and take a 5 hour crap while posting to slashdot on one battery! this was a minor selling point for me, but a selling point nevertheless.

    ps. i'm not pooping as i type this...

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    "Tension is the great integrity" -- R. Buckminster Fuller
  2. Re:NOT recommended! by Rogerborg · · Score: 5, Funny
    • I can only assume that there are errors on the web page. I did the mods by hand

    Ah, I see your problem. Read this page carefully:

    • "ugh, it looks as if I soldered it with my feet"
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    If you were blocking sigs, you wouldn't have to read this.
  3. Titanium Chef by Ukab+the+Great · · Score: 4, Funny

    You know, if you overclock the all-metal PowerBook G4 to a fast enough speed, put a piece of cheese in between two pieces of bread, and slam it shut between the lid and the handrests for about 5 minutes, you could make a really awesome grilled cheese sandwich.

    1. Re:Titanium Chef by cygnus · · Score: 3, Funny

      "Uh, why does my grilled cheese look like a waffle on one side? And why does it say 'QWERTYASDF' on it?"

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      Just raise the taxes on crack.
  4. doesn't fit your Jobs description by G+Neric · · Score: 3, Funny
    I performed the 600/350 modification to my iBook three weeks ago and IT
    DID NOT SUCCEED.

    Steve, Steve, Steve, I've told you before: you do the marketing. Have Woz do this stuff for you, mmm'k?

  5. heat by Jish · · Score: 3, Funny

    Suddenly a more acceptable reason to say:

    I have a strange burning sensation in my crotch...

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    Josh