Apple 12" iBook
Discussion
Chaps.
I'm not particually an Apple man (give me real unix anyday). Looking at a laptop for my Sis for Christmas.
She's not a power user. A bit of wordprocessing, some light email and a spot of surfing is probably about all she'll do with it.
So, I'm looking at a bunch of cheap laptops. And frankly, most of them are exactly that. Cheap.
So I have a look at the Apples. And the 12" iBook with 512Mb of RAM not only will do everything she wants, but has a lovely OS, and just looks and feels "special". I know which one I'd rather have in a couple of years time.
2 things concern me. The impending move to x86, and the price.
I can pick up a 12 iBook brand new direct from Apple for about 640 quid. Should I do so, or does anyone have a better idea?
Opinions appreciated.
I'm not particually an Apple man (give me real unix anyday). Looking at a laptop for my Sis for Christmas.
She's not a power user. A bit of wordprocessing, some light email and a spot of surfing is probably about all she'll do with it.
So, I'm looking at a bunch of cheap laptops. And frankly, most of them are exactly that. Cheap.
So I have a look at the Apples. And the 12" iBook with 512Mb of RAM not only will do everything she wants, but has a lovely OS, and just looks and feels "special". I know which one I'd rather have in a couple of years time.
2 things concern me. The impending move to x86, and the price.
I can pick up a 12 iBook brand new direct from Apple for about 640 quid. Should I do so, or does anyone have a better idea?
Opinions appreciated.
www.thinksecret.com/news/0511intelibook.html
Think Secret are usually very accurate, but have been known to 'misses'.
Having said that, if you're not too bothered about the rumours then the 12" iBook is an excellent computer and a bit of a bargain. I bought one for my girlfriend only a few months ago and she LOVES it.
Think Secret are usually very accurate, but have been known to 'misses'.
Having said that, if you're not too bothered about the rumours then the 12" iBook is an excellent computer and a bit of a bargain. I bought one for my girlfriend only a few months ago and she LOVES it.
I got a 12" iBook for my girlf last month, selling my old and dust gathering G4 PowerMac on EBay to fund it. The iBook has been fantastic so far. The screen size is fine for general use, but will be a bit small if you want to do Photoshop type stuff. The thing I really, really like is the ability to scroll by using two fingers on the trackpad. I'm a committed nipple user on my Thinkpad and generally hate trackpads, but I love using the iBook one.
I wouldn't be too bothered about waiting for the Mactel iBooks, get a 12" now for a couple of years until Apple have released the second iteration.
I wouldn't be too bothered about waiting for the Mactel iBooks, get a 12" now for a couple of years until Apple have released the second iteration.
aspender said:
I wouldn't be too bothered about waiting for the Mactel iBooks, get a 12" now for a couple of years until Apple have released the second iteration.
My thoughts also.
Apple's 'Rev A' products are less reliable that the second generation Rev B's. My current setup is a Dual 2.5 G5 and a 1.33 GHz 17" Powerbook. This won't be changing for at least 12 months unless the Mactel's are vastly superior or one of my computers pack up.
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