[geeks] Replacement MacBook question

[Michael Parson]

On Sun, 7 Sep 2008, Lionel Peterson wrote:

> Hello all,
>
> My wife's powerbook (867 MHz PowerPC with a fresh, Apple replaced
> battery and a new keyboard) is showing it's age. She was unable to
> book our daughter's birthday party at Chuck E. CHeese's because her
> browser was too old (Safari for the PowerPC has been capped, AFAIK).

I'm running 10.5.4 on both my Dual G5 tower and my MacBook, both have
Safari 3.1.2 (5525.20.1).

> Now, rather tahan take my advice (it was a sign that we shouldn't have
> the party at Chuck E Cheese's ;^), she decided to consider upgrading
> her laptop.
>
> She like the MacBook Air, but at $1,499 (as an Apple refurb) it is a
> bit steep, and that model includes an actual HD, not a SSD. Anyone
> have any exp. with that particular model?
>
> Or, in an effort to leep the older PowerPC Macbook in use, anyone have
> any exp. with more modern browsers than the latest release of Safari?

Firefox?

Camino?  (for a lighter-weight gecko browser)

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Michael Parson
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