Apple iBook Key Lime Special Edition 12.1 in. (M8245LL/A) Mac Notebook

Pros: Style, Wireless Networking, Great Design and attention to detail
Cons: Heavy, Screen a little small, default memory config a little skimpy

Whatever any one may say about the iBook’s resemblance to either a toilet seat or a makeup case, the longer I spend with the iBook, the more I like it. Everything about this machine is well designed, and I appreciate the design that obviously went to the...

Pros: Incredibly small, light, fast, and durable.
Cons: Limited battery options (but who really cares?)

I decided to buy the new iBook (officially called the iBook Dual USB) after lugging around, for nearly three years, a PowerBook G3 Wallstreet 233. That computer was nice but too large and fragile; I'm a college student, and its nearly 9-pound weight was...

Pros: portable, efficient, inexpensive, CUTE!!!
Cons: only one USB port, which is on the wrong side of the computer for a right-handed mouse user. Also, there's no room for an internal disk drive.

After three years of battling with my brother for internet access, this summer my parents shelled out some cash to purchase me a computer of my own. I did some research, and after determining what I wanted and needed in a computer as a college student,...

Pros: Everything but video mirroring
Cons: Direct video output.

I have owned a Blueberry iBook for seven months and have tried to put it through it's paces. Each time it has performed wonderfully...even better then the Compac laptops on my fellow employees have, that is until now.

One of the weak areas is...

Pros: Everything
Cons: N/A

For years home computers were all the same: little beige boxes. Ugly. The designers gave no thought to aesthetics. Function was their only concern, and it really showed.

Apple changed all that. First it introduced the iMac; a beautiful little...

Pros: Overall Improvement, speedy
Cons: Too little upgrade for the higher price

SE, huh?

The Apple iBook, contrary to my predictions, was a large success for Apple Computer, Inc. The reasons I assumed it would be a marginal success were: Small hard drive, low clock speed, and slow non-DVD cd-rom drive. However,...

Pros: Fast, runs multimedia applications well
Cons: More expensive to upgrade or buy software, no Floppy Disk Drive

One of my Co-Workers just bought one of these notebooks, and brought it in to show me. Why she didn't buy a Sony I will never know (we work for Sony...but she works for the Consumer Products part and I work for the PC Side) but I personally think she...

Pros: Sleek, wireless networking, sturdy
Cons: Heavy, screen size, cost, software

Background: I worked at Apple from 1993 to 1996 in Hardware Diagnostics QA and went on to work in the Internet Industry since, buried in all types of hardware and software, Mac, PC and UNIX.

I purchased an iBook for use as a testbed at work....

Pros: Ultra-small, nice extra features, fantastic screen, looks cool.
Cons: Finish shows fingerprints, takes a while to charge, no handle.

You can tell the comments about the 'girly' nature of the original iBook really got to the industrial design team at Apple. Or maybe they didn't; even though they are from completely different design philosophies, the old and new iBooks look like cousins...

Pros: Great looks, durable, wirelesss networking, and awesome OS.
Cons: Heavy, small screen, needs more ram and bigger hard drive

Blueberry. That is the color of my Apple iBook laptop computer. Yes, I know I should say that is the "flavor" of my computer, and I guess that would be an apt description either way. I love the color, the look and especially the performance...

Pros: Unique style, Rugged, Colourful! New(er) iBooks are loaded with goodies!
Cons: No firewire, One USB port, No built-in microphone, Poor internal speaker.

I bought the second release of the Apple iBook (tangerine) in March of 2000, for $2,400. Cdn. Its intended use was mainly wordprocessing and internet/email access. This release of the iBook has a PowerPC G3 300MHz processor, 64Mb RAM, 6Gb Hard Drive,...

Pros: Fast, study design, low cost, beautiful screen.
Cons: mono-speaker, almost too large of trackpad.

I am typing this epinion using my brand new iBook/SE. I purchased it just fourty-eight hours or so ago, and let me tell you this much... I love every part of it.... Well minus a few minor things that is...

One of the first things...

Pros: Looks sleek- really cool- Optional Air Port works just like it's supposed to!
Cons: Hmmm, price

I own an iMac Special Edition and the new 'cube'. I love Apple. I love Macs. Having been in the graphic design field- (not any more) I was bottle fed on Macs for a long time. Sure- i have a PC too, but I really love my Macs. I suppose anyone who buys a...

Pros: Runs like a dream with all the bells and whistles you could need. So inexpensive!
Cons: CD-ROM eject stinks and the OEM RAM isn't quite enough.

Upon first glance, I particularly noticed how tiny this iBook was. It’s a mere 11.2 by 9.1 inches and is only 1.5 inch thick, weighing just about 5 pounds. The screen is rather small at 12.1 inches, but for a portable computer, it truly is the perfect...

Pros: Fast, expandable, lightweight, mobile, affordable and stylish
Cons: F12/Eject key not too responsive.

As a pro-user, I tend to sneer at consumer products and refuse to settle for anything less than the best. The old iBook was no exception. I never took the original iBook seriously. The fruit colors and lack of substance to me was just weak and tacky and...