09-29-2010, 02:08 AM
Even adding RAM and 10.4 is not going to make that machine good for youtube.
But it WILL speed up general surfing, email, etc.
If you found a more modern, 7200 rpm hard drive, you'd also see a decent speed boost.
But the bottleneck is the combination CPU and graphics in that machine. Apple was seriously underpowered back then, and this is an education model to boot.
Just to put it into perspective - a hackintosh Dell mini 10v with a cheap external keyboard, mouse and monitor is going to be faster and would run around $300 (including a $29 SL install DVD).
But it WILL speed up general surfing, email, etc.
If you found a more modern, 7200 rpm hard drive, you'd also see a decent speed boost.
But the bottleneck is the combination CPU and graphics in that machine. Apple was seriously underpowered back then, and this is an education model to boot.
Just to put it into perspective - a hackintosh Dell mini 10v with a cheap external keyboard, mouse and monitor is going to be faster and would run around $300 (including a $29 SL install DVD).