Apple Powerbook Laptop M8592LL/A (800-MHz PowerPC G4, 512 MB RAM, 40 GB hard drive)

by Apple

Product Details

Product Manual [4.19mb PDF]

• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 13.4 x 1 inches ; 5.4 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 9.9 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000067DPZ
• Item model number: M8592LL/A
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: May 3, 2002

Product Description

Apple Computer POWERBOOK G4-800 MHZ 40GB 512MB 15.2 WIDE CDRW/DVD GB ENET FIREWIRE AirPort Card

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

22 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars back to the mac, May 31, 2002

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"chibianh" (Littleton, CO USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Apple Powerbook Laptop M8592LL/A (800-MHz PowerPC G4, 512 MB RAM, 40 GB hard drive) (Personal Computers)

I have had this baby for about 2 weeks now and there can only be one word that can truly describe it... AMAZING! All the perceptions I have had about macs were... let's just say... wrong! Compatibility issues? Not a problem. After using PCs for the past 7 years or so, I was afraid that I'd have trouble switching files between Windows machines and my new mac.. nuh uh.. they work flawlessly. Only 800mhz, you might say? This thing feels snappy! I actually think that my productivity has grown since getting this machine. If not, it sure seems like it because the environment is a lot more pleasant to work in, thanks to OS X. I don't see any speed differences doing what I do between my 1.8ghz P4 desktop (which I haven't touched since I got this baby, it does everything I need!) and this machine. Too expensive? Not really... a comparably equipped Dell laptop is about the same price, but without the sleek exterior and the wonderful OS. No floppy drive? lol, I haven't used one of those since.. I don't know.. been too long to remember.

If you're having doubts about this machine, go check one out at an apple retailer and you won't be disappointed.

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simply Amazing..., August 11, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Apple Powerbook Laptop M8592LL/A (800-MHz PowerPC G4, 512 MB RAM, 40 GB hard drive) (Personal Computers)

Technology at it's best! Well worth the price. Mac OSX is the best operating system on the market. Wireless internet, voice activatable commands, intuitive operating system for the best experience in the pc world. And compatabliliy issues between the windows world are non existant, thanks to Apples intuitive OS.

And then you have the display. The Powerbook's display was the clincher for me. I haven't watched a dvd on my tv in months. Wide, with incredible graphics, simply beautiful.

I wanted a digital editing platform that would run industry standard software. I dumped 24 tracks from a professional recording studio righ onto my desktop and was able to burn a master cd for cd duplications by industry standards. ON MY LAPTOP!!! dude this thing is cool! Oh, I can also do professional quality digital video editing, ON MY LAPTOP!!!

Apple has raised the bar in the lap top world. And the competition will be hard pressed to even come close to the quality Apple has acheived. Treat yourself. Besides you won't need another computer for years to come. Unless you significant other keeps steeling yours.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars From a long time PC user........., December 25, 2002

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Luke M. Peters (JACKSON, MI United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Apple Powerbook Laptop M8592LL/A (800-MHz PowerPC G4, 512 MB RAM, 40 GB hard drive) (Personal Computers)

I have to say after three months with this baby, I'm pretty satisfied. OS X is easy and manageable, and has never, ever crashed on me; applications have though. Yet, the keyboard does push into the screen slightly when closed, so you will see little keyboard marks on the screen when turned off. A few other problems are that the notebook can get very hot if a CPU intesive app is used and the 802.11b Wi-Fi looses some of it's range (about 150 ft) because the titanium is blocking signals.