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Summary: why did i wait?
Review: i dumped windows years ago, and have been using linux since. linux is nice, and the major headaches windows gave me were fixed by linux, but linux introduces a whole new share of headaches....i have wanted to try a mac since OS X came out, but they are so pricey, right? wrong! sure you can get a cheaper laptop, but find one with 3-5 hours battery time and a CDRW/DVD for this price. there are none. then notice this thing is smaller than the closest competitor, and faster too. don't buy the mghz myth. this 800 speed laptop with only 128 RAM does most things faster than the 1.8 pentium desktop i compared it to. it is wonderful. and the design is sleek! just buy it and take it out to do a little writing in park or take it to class with you. strangers come up and ask to touch it. it turns heads. as others have mentioned, this (and all macs) are not hardcore game machines. you want a game machine? buy a playstation. far cheaper than a computer. you want a headache, buy anything with windows installed. you want it to just work. buy a mac. OS X is incredible. unix power and stability, but mac easy. that beats windows easy any day. just plug it in and it is ready! print? plug in the printer and hit "print"! wizards? install disks? forget it! just plug and work. forget plug and pray. don't do what i did. don't regret spending $$$$ on RAM and video cards a monitors only to find apple had the answer all along. switch now. save the cash.
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Summary: An excellently thought out, extremely portable machine
Review: I love apple for their attention to design detail. From a power adapter that can be both a brick, or attach a longer cord, to batteries whose charge you can check without turning on the computer, to the built in high quality wireless, everything about this computer is fit and finish. The software suite is excellent, with Apple's iApps providing a top notch integrated environment for working with digital media. The digital camera/booklet printing integration is particularly impressive, allowing you to produce high quality coffee table books out of your vacation snapshots. Although not as fast feeling as other computers, once I upgraded the included RAM, the operations felt almost snappy, and it's been a dream to use.
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Summary: I LOVE IT, NOOOOO PROBLEMS
Review: I love it, no problems!! I recommend, starting with OS 10.2 or higher and get rid of anything less than that! Also, get the airport and airport card. Wireless internet, it's fantastic!!
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Summary: I LOVE IT, NOOOOO PROBLEMS
Review: I love it, no problems!! I recommend, starting with OS 10.2 or higher and get rid of anything less than that! Also, get the airport and airport card. Wireless internet, it's fantastic!!
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Summary: My iBook runs PC industry standard CAD under emulation
Review: I love this thing. I bought the 512 MB RAM and the Airport Card. I use it for all the normal office stuff when I am away from my desk (A WinTel machine). I was sitting in a very boring meeting the other day and used the time to work on the design of my wife's bathroom remodel. I had installed Virtual PC (my version seems to run best in OS 9.2), Windoze 98, and the industry standard CAD (latest version). Finished the floorplan by the end of the meeting....way coolio! I also use it for Photoshop and enjoy running wireless on the net from my backyard while yacking w/my 4-year old daughter. I love the 12" screen; very compact and light!
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Summary: Great machine!
Review: I upgraded to this from a 500mhz iBook and find it to be very responsive. Setup was a breeze -- I swapped out my Airport card from my old machine and was surfing the web wirelessly in less than 5 minutes, as well as printing wirelessly to my USB printer. With OS X 10.2 (Jaguar), I don't even need an Airport Base Station. I have an Airport card in our G3 iMac, which is connected to a cable modem, and configured Jaguar in the iMac (with once click) to share its high-speed connection with the iBook. I also downloaded the latest versions of iPhoto and iMovie and have been having a blast applying the "Ken Burns Effect" to our Christmas pictures. That's why I love OS X and my iBook -- they make it so easy to do amazing stuff. If you want a great little machine that has great price/performance ratio and can go with you anywhere, then buy this iBook. My only advice would be to up the RAM, at least to 256MB.
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Summary: Excellent Machine
Review: This is a great machine.....I have several Mac computers and this is one of my fav's....I am not sure what the previous person is talking about regarding speed, this machine performs perfectly, not everyone is lucky enough to be able to afford the G4....Screen is small but you are getting quality not quantity....As far as celeron vs. G3 don't think twice go for the G3....
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Summary: Near-Perfect Price Point
Review: This model attains a near-perfect price point between performance and cost. While you can get the 14-inch iBook, it's important to remember that it has the exact same resolution as the 12-inch screen; all you're paying for is bigger pixels, not increased resolution. For me, the joy of the iBook (and I have a Titanium to compare it to) is that it's very small, and thus very portable, and about a half-pound lighter than the Titanium. In addition, the smaller pixel sizes on this 12-inch model mean a much finer quality of screen-rendering. The shades, fades and shadows of OS X are sharp and clean. The G3 on the iBook is rock-solid, speedy and more than appropriate for a product in this price range; only in high-end graphics and video functions is there any noticeable advantage in the G4 chip, and anyone doing that kind of work should spend for a Titanium. The G3 chip is fine for daily use, particularly if you have sufficient RAM. You most certainly need more than the included 128MB, however; I recommend maxing it out with a 512MB chip....
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Summary: A mellow review
Review: Will this computer change your life? I hope not too drastically. I have found after using this computer for just over 6 months I am really glad I bought it. I had a dell and gateway laptop before I bought the ibook and I have found the ibook is more user friendly. I use my ibook to organize pictures, hold mp3's, make family movies, surf the web, and do presentations for my master's program. It does all these tasks with no problems. The software makes sence, of course it will take time to adjust to the format. Three days after I bought the ibook I was very unsure of my choice but it really has grown on me. All the "i"programs are very easy to use and I have not found that true on my pc desktop. You will love imovie, though my co workers do think I am a dork. : ) I love the wireless airport. Surfing from the couch is very convient. The negatives.... This is not a gamer's laptop. It doesn't have amsome firepower and I can't play Quake on it. But, I don't play quake. Hoyle's card games do it for me or I use my ps2. It will scratch, get used to it, it still will turn heads and everybody will "eeww and ahhh." Virtual PC is great, but you still will not be able to play pc games well. This is a great family computer. It is light and does everything I could ask everytime. It is a quality product and one of the very few things I have bought that 6 months later I am still thrilled I bought it. I hope you enjoy it as well.
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