iBook users, question regarding performance?

[Sunner]

A friend of mine is looking to get a laptop to use for basic office usage, email, office type stuff, etc etc.
No gaming, etc etc.

So, I adviced her to have a look at an 12" 800 MHz iBook.
Now, there are two potential problems, only 128 MB memory and the 800 MHz G3.
The memory can of course be fixed with a quick and cheap upgrade, using some 3'rd party memory.

The issue I have with the CPU is, will it run OS-X acceptably fast?
Assume I put another 256 megs in there, for a total of 384 mb, would that 800 MHz G3 run OS-X at a good speed?

Thanks beforehand.

 

[ViRGE]

Yes, that sounds fine. 384 is a bit low by my standards(I have my 12" PB loaded out at 640), but for most people, that sound be fine. The G3 is a good chip, its only weakness is the lack of AltiVect.

 

[helpme]

If you put 384 (or more MB) in that machine, it will be ok. Don't expect breakneck performance out of the laptop though.

 

[Corporate Thug]

my roomates runs OS X just fine on a G3 4XX mhz CPU