I came, I saw, iBooked
Written: Feb 11 '03 (Updated Feb 11 '03)
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Pros: Tiny size with big appeal.
Cons: Occasionally overheats, and product finish is not what you'd expect from Apple
The Bottom Line: All in all, a very handy bit of kit for the travelling computer user.
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| karatekid's Full Review: Apple iBook 12.1 in. (M8485LL/A) Mac Notebook |
I bought one of these little devils about a year ago for work and play. I wanted something that I could easily carry round to show work on, but also something to play on when I got home in the evenings.
With the iBook I have both.
This is a great machine for most computer work except some graphic heavy stuff due to the limitations of screen resolutions it can run (you can never run this iBook at greater than 1024x768).
For word processing, some design work, web building and other administrative tasks though, this is great.
The best feature is by far the portability. This is a tiny machine in terms of weight and size, even though the processing power packs a mean punch.
If you're going to buy this though, I would thoroughly recommend getting the CD/DVD combo drawer, as one of the standard features that come as part of the deal is the invaluable iTunes. MP3 lovers, you will want to marry this application.
I watch DVD's on it and burn audio CD's without problem.
The unit does have a habit of overheating sometimes, and the fan that automatically kicks-in is very noisy.
Battery life is excellent - I can get about 5 hours word processing on a full charge, or about 2 hours doing processor intensive work such as Photoshop or Flash.
The screen quality is amazing - far better than any PC, but MAC users will already be used to this.
(please note, my "amount paid" is a conversion from 1,200 UK Pounds)
Recommended:
Yes
Amount Paid (US$): 2000
Operating System: Macintosh
Processor: PowerPC G3
Processor speed: 601-700
Screen Size: 12 inches
RAM: 256
Internal Storage: CD-RW and DVD
Hard Drive (GB): 21-30
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