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Based on the specs, it sounds like the exact model I have, and it is the first revision of the 15 inch aluminum design.


Yea it's a PowerBook G4 15-inch Aluminum, 1.25GHz, 80GB, 512MB, Superdrive, Airport Extreme, Bluetooth

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So, possible flaws, and their fixes:

1. White spots on the screen. This revison was affected nearly universally in the begining, due to the position of LCD screen spacers on the back between the LCD and aluminum cover. I still have a background somewhere that circles the exact spots they will appear in. For me, it took two months of carying it around for them to start to show up. Apple fixes this free of charge, and if you get a good service center, they can do the repair in store in 20 minutes. If the Powerbook was bought after January 2004, it is not likely to have this issue.


I had a look at the display extension program, It doesnt have the spots in the indicated areas after changing the backgroud to the indicated color.

The serial number doesn't fall within the range affected, and the manufacture date falls after March 2004

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2. Dangerous battery. This affected batteries sold January 2004-August 2004, and only certain ones. To identify them, go here. If you are affected, Apple ships you a new battery at no charge.



Battery checks out fine, serial doesn't fall within range.

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3. Latch issue. As commented by others, you may notice the latch doesn't keep the lid closed. My unit did this after two weeks notice. Fix was to catch the latch before it hid in the lid, and bend it down a smidge. Problem has never occured again of the latch not staying shut.



Tested latch, no issues

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I'm not sure about the ram issue, this was the first I heard of it, so it may not be an issue on your model.


Asked about this, apparently this model is not affected.

So I did the trade I'm typing up this reply on my Powerbook