Hello!
I just recently purchased an iBook G3 Clamshell 366Mhz, which I intend to upgrade with a DVD-ROM, 512MB of RAM, a 128GB mSATA SSD, a new battery, and possibly an XGA screen if I can find the cable part (if anyone has one that they would be willing to sell, lmk!)
However, I am aware of the rather poor quality mono speaker and lack of internal Bluetooth in this model and I wasn't able to find anyway to add this. The two main issues are
a) The iBook is a very nice machine, but it's poor speaker quality and lack of stereo sound limits it in-bed DVD playing capabilities
b) It only has 1 usb port, making it troublesome to use it all up for a Bluetooth dongle
Does anyone have any ideas for adding these upgrades? I think it would be a great addition to the iBook Clamshell upgrading community and it could also be helpful for fellow those who'd like to upgrade their iBook with even more cool mods. One thing that would be a must for me (and probably many others) is that cutting and/or modifying the beautiful (yellow) plastics should be off limits. Also, soldering will probably be necessary for this, but it shouldn't be anything absurd like physically damaging the motherboard in a un-reversible manner.
Thanks for all the help, could be a really cool project! I'm open to hearing any ideas!
I just recently purchased an iBook G3 Clamshell 366Mhz, which I intend to upgrade with a DVD-ROM, 512MB of RAM, a 128GB mSATA SSD, a new battery, and possibly an XGA screen if I can find the cable part (if anyone has one that they would be willing to sell, lmk!)
However, I am aware of the rather poor quality mono speaker and lack of internal Bluetooth in this model and I wasn't able to find anyway to add this. The two main issues are
a) The iBook is a very nice machine, but it's poor speaker quality and lack of stereo sound limits it in-bed DVD playing capabilities
b) It only has 1 usb port, making it troublesome to use it all up for a Bluetooth dongle
Does anyone have any ideas for adding these upgrades? I think it would be a great addition to the iBook Clamshell upgrading community and it could also be helpful for fellow those who'd like to upgrade their iBook with even more cool mods. One thing that would be a must for me (and probably many others) is that cutting and/or modifying the beautiful (yellow) plastics should be off limits. Also, soldering will probably be necessary for this, but it shouldn't be anything absurd like physically damaging the motherboard in a un-reversible manner.
Thanks for all the help, could be a really cool project! I'm open to hearing any ideas!