Macintosh Hardware
The inside story
"An Apple a day keeps the PCs away. But when the Apple is rotten, try a PC instead."

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Please find below your free information on the known information about the various Macintosh products sold since 1996. Although this information is useful for Help Desk professionals, it should prove to be useful to anyone considering purchasing a Macintosh computer.

It is perhaps wise at this stage to inform you that although SUNRISE has made every effort to ensure the information presented in this section is accurate and up-to-date, it should not be seen as a substitute for the standard user's manual or other professional advice. Rather it should complement and guide you through some of the more common problems associated with Macintosh hardware systems.

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Contents 

 
CHECK LIST

    HARDWARE STABILITY
    What to look for

 
THE POWERPC GENERATION

  1. POWERBOOK G3 SERIES 'WALL STREET'
    Common problems
  2. POWERBOOK G3 SERIES 'PISMO/FIREWIRE'
    Common problems
  3. G3/G4 IBOOK
    Common problems
  4. eMAC G4
    Common problems
  5. TITANIUM G4 POWERBOOK
    Common problems
  6. ALUMINIUM G4 POWERBOOK
    Common problems
  7. G5 DESKTOP COMPUTER
    Common problems

 
THE INTEL GENERATION

  1. INTEL ARRIVES
    Will Intel save Apple from certain demise?
  2. MACBOOK
    Common problems
  3. MACBOOK PRO
    Common problems
  4. MAC MINI CORE DUO
    Common problems
  5. IMAC CORE DUO
    Common problems
  6. INTEL MACS
    Apple attempting to show the attraction of Intel Macs

 
OTHER APPLE PRODUCTS

  1. THE iPOD HARDWARE INSTABILITY PROBLEM
    The design fault from Apple
  2. THE iPHONE
    Could this be an improvement on the iPod?
  3. POWER ADAPTERS
    Common Problems
  4. RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES
    Common Problems

 
CONCERNS ABOUT SOFTWARE PIRACY?

    THE POWERBOOK G3 SERIES "WALL STREET" COMPUTER
    The tricks used by Apple to combat software piracy

 
THE FUTURE

    APPLE COMPUTER, INC.
    Past and Present

 
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Further reading

 
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