This is the main question from around the PowerPC community, what's the point of getting a powerpc mac? Well, there are many reasons why. I will list them.
1. Web browsing, PowerPC macs are marvelous machines for web browsing! Flash might not be very good, but a higher end G4 or G5 can manage streaming youtube at 360p (not bad) my iBook can go 240p :(. Even with the limitations of flash, web browsing on PowerPC machines are relatively fast. Not as fast as Intel machines but still will do the trick for the average citizen. Online games are not bad on PowerPC macs, Andkon and Armor games run so-so. Don't expect anything like Netflix or facebook games, although putlocker seems to run pretty well with the flash 11 hack (wait 15 minutes for it to buffer)
2. Secondary machines, these are great machines as backup, especially if your main computer is not working or is not available. PowerPC laptops are the best honestly, they are relatively portable (4.5 pounds is not bad, a bit heavy but who cares?? You can also use PowerPC macs as time machine backup or torrent 24/7 (a old PC usually is more useful for that) You can use a mac mini for example as a "Apple TV". Just saying I use my iBook as my main machine and I'm very satisfied :)
3. Transition from PC to Mac, there are plenty of people who want to transition from PC to Mac, but what if you buy a brand new iMac and don't like it? That's when PowerPC computers come in use, you can check out the operating system first and then buy the Mac you want.
It's getting pretty late :( I want my sleep ;) I'll make a part 2 tomorrow.
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