Apple's specs say that the maximum RAM installable in these is either 288MB or 320MB, depending on wether you have the 32MB or 64MB on-board model, meaning the max SO-DIMM is 256MB...but when I went to the Apple Store, they told me that I could put a 512MB SO-DIMM in it for a total of 544MB or 576MB, respectively. Can anyone on the board confirm that these machines indeed WILL take a 512MB stick? I just need to know before I go ordering the memory and Airport card from Macmall.

Thanks in advance.

go to your apple store
ask if they can put a stick in so you can see what the max is

THey don't carry SO-DIMM anymore. Anyway, thanks, but I figured out: if the iBook has a Firewire port, it will accept the 512MB stick. If not, only a 256MB stick.

Depends on the iBook, but I would be fairly confident in saying the 466MHz range support the 512Mb SO-DIMM, thus 640MB tops. I used to have a Lime iBook - ahh, it was awesome.

Yeah, I am getting this as a gift from an in-law (aunt) whose daughter no longer tours with her band. It was her road Mac. I am really hoping its the FW model, as I have pretty much come to the conclusion that, for me, Mac OS X is slow with less than 512MB, and any more than that is extra useful.

Yea, it'll be slow anyhow man, but if it's for maybe browsing, email and IM, you'll be ok. The FW began with the 366MHz range I think (which I had).

Aren't those things 800x600 ?

Oh I dont expect it to be a speed demon ( i had two B&W G3/500's with 10.3.8 at one point ) or anything but for my light email tasks and taking notes in my lecture courses for 3d Animation it will serve my purposes. I just want to load it with RAM to avoid disk thrashig as much as possible.

First iBook (Tangerine, Bondi) 300-366 G3, no firewire, max 288MB/320MB
Second iBook (Lime, Graphite IIRC) 366-466 G3, firewire, 544MB/576MB