If you can get it, I recommend the $50 upgrade to a 5400 RPM hard drive. After more RAM, this is the best thing you can do for your computer.
I'm the proud owner of an original 1 GHz 17" Powerbook. The 17" screen is phenomenal -- being able to have two Word documents side-by-side on the screen is a major productivity enhancer.
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"dELl" Guapo