Hey YouTube – sorry it’s been so long since I’ve made a video. I still aim to upload atleast 1 video a week, but as I say in the video itself, I am extremely busy at the moment. It’s not that YouTube takes a back seat, it’s just that I don’t have time to do everything all at once. Sorry for any incoveneance and I will get back on track soon!
This video is an extremely simple race between my faithful White 2007 MacBook and the good old Powermac G4 MDD 2002.

MacBook Specs:
2.16GhZ Intel Core 2 Duo
1GB DDR2 RAM
120GB HD
Mac OS X 10.6.1 Snow Leoard

PowerMac G4 MDD Specs:
Dual 1.0GhZ PowerPC G4
2GB DDR RAM
1 x 40GB HD (OS And App Drive)
1 x 80GB HD (Files and Backup)
Mac OS X 10.5.8

Both of these Mac’s are running the most up to date OS that they can handle.
This isn’t a 100% fair test, because I have different applications set to open at login on both machines. Also, both machines are plugged into many different peripherals.

Thanks for watching and I hope you all enjoy!

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This video is the result of me having to replace a dead hard drive for a G4 and realizing there aren’t nearly as many videos showing the process.

I know it’s not the “perfect” demonstration setup, not even close – ideally I’d have a top-down view with the camera mounted on the ceiling, but at least you see EVERY step of the replacement visually, all the way to OSX installation. I’m a visual person so just reading about what needed to be done wasn’t giving me a clear idea of how much work it would take.

I hope it helps at least one person out there to have a better idea of what they are getting themselves into

Lastly I must mention http://www.ifixit.com/ because had it not been for THEIR helpful guide and website I doubt I would have been able to do this nearly as smoothly. Mad props to them for their wonderful step-by-step guides (with pictures)!

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