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

Pros: Appearance, usage, utility
Cons: mediocre stats

I'm a programmer by trade, and got the iBook strictly because it looked "cute". Yeah, it's a little "girlie", but that's part of its appeal -- it looks different. It's not just skin-deep either; other design features add to its...

Pros: Fast, cool looking, powerful
Cons: That STUPID handle! I cut mine off.

I purchased my iBook S.E. last week and was pleasantly suprised when I booted it up for the first time. It's speed was incredible, a huge boost over the standard iBook. Sure, you may say, but its only 66 MHz more, but I kid you not, the difference is...

Pros: Light for sub $2000 machine, crisp screen, good battery, rugged design
Cons: Very white, somewhat small screen for resolution, a tad sluggish under OS X

I was amazed when I first saw the new iBook on the web. Very sleek and very white, it is a stark contrast to the neon toilet seat that it replaces (I usually love Apple products, but I had to say no to the old iBook). I was somewhat less amazed when...

Pros: Solid Keyboard. Excellent Display. 1024x768. 5+hr battery life. 4.9lbs.
Cons: Outside easily smudges/scratches.

I wanted to add my personal experiences to this growing list of feedback on the new iBooks. I think I have a unique perspective, having been an Apple employee from 1992 to 2000, I watched the portable experience, from 'the inside', go through valleys and...

Pros: Fast, attractive, great keyboard, bright display
Cons: Limited display resolution

I was sorry and surprised to read some postings re. problems with Tech Support. I ordered a 466Mhz Graphite iBook SE from Club Mac. I bumped the RAM up by 128MB for 192MB total. When it arrived, the hard drive was WAY too noisy -- there was definitely...

Pros: Fast processor, tons of ram, great looks, nice software bundle!
Cons: Cheezy keyboard, not as durible as earlier ibooks, many printing problems!

I've been around computers all of life, and so far this is the best consumer laptop I've ever used! In my house we have six computers, both windows and Mac and my iBook smokes my mom and dads Toshibas, Compaqs, and Gateways! It's also a lot faster than...

Pros: Quality construction, minimalist design, very silent, nice crisp screen, amazing value for money
Cons: single button trackpad, no eraser head option, awkward eject button for optical drive

I have been a windows user for several years. A couple of months ago, I purchased the "state of the art" Dell Inspiron 8000. After about a month I had a hardware failure and had to return it back and had it replaced by a brand new one which also failed...

Pros: showy, ingenious, priced right
Cons: not for the business person

Well, let me preface this by stating for the record that I am a die hard Mac user. I refuse to use anything PC or Windows related and would only consider another platform should it be Linux capable. That being said, on to the opinion!

I love...

Pros: speed, looks, price
Cons: nothing much

The iBook is Apple's consumer portable computer, and the iBook Special Edition (SE) is the upscale version. It has two differences from the standard iBook. First, its PowerPC chip operates at 366MHz (up from 300). Second, it comes in a graphite and...

Pros: Fast Machine, Extremely Lightweight, Great Battery Power
Cons: Small Screen, Slow CD Burn Speed

I purchased this computer for my mother. This is her first computer, and I recommended a MAC since it would be much easier for her to use and receive support. She is an educator, and will have no compatibility problems with her school. We decided on a...

Pros: Overall the BEST!
Cons: Reseller oopses.

The best thing I can say about this is I think it is a super, super unit. It's my first notebook and I must confess to prejudice. What limited research I was able to do prior to purchase of the Apple iBook provided me with enough info to make a...

Pros: This laptop is inexpensive with lots of features.
Cons: An extra USB port and a slightly larger screen would help.

Having included some of the information about the iBook SE in another review I wrote here on the iBook, I still decided I needed to give the SE its own space.

Dollar for dollar, the new firewire iBook SE is the best portable Apple has ever...

Pros: Compact, elegant, nice screen, bargain price, full featured, good battery life
Cons: No audio in

The iBook is small. You won't believe how small it is until you start to use it, and afterwards, other computers will seem as clunky and noisy as steam powered locomotives.

On the outside, it's white, a little rubbery and shiny, and slightly...

Pros: Great Value, Long Battery life, Great attention to detail
Cons: Loud with CD, No audio input, first version is skimmpy on the RAM and Hard Drive space

I was one of the first people to recieve an iBook after Apple introduced it last July. I got it through Apple's Applestore on the web. After months of waiting my Blueberry iBook finally arrived in October and I was very excited. My first impressions of...

Pros: easy to use, dependable, cool looking
Cons: Not the fastest. Keyboard is definitely different

I purchased the I-book as a machine to use on vacation and as a portable to be used in conjunction with my home machines. I have been a mac user for 5 years so I know what to expect from the operating system. Yes I have known my machines to lock up or...