Apple iBook - 14.1" - PPC G3 - MacOS X / MacOS 9 - 256 MB RAM - 40 GB HDD

I think I have boiled what makes a laptop great or poor down to six element, hopefully these six factors will help you decide whether you want an iBook or not. Performance This laptop has a 900mhz G3 processor and a built in 128mb of RAM. Spec-wise in relation to modern laptops this is quite dated now, although the RAM can be upgraded a further 512mb which certainly adds some punch and the processor is not as slow as it initially appears, it is closer to, from my experience, a windows laptop machine running a 1.5ghz Pentium. it also has a tray loading CD-RW and DVD player. This 'techie' bit ... more

... the title is in reference to me by the way. I have use of a mac but that does not make a computer wiz kid out of me, so if your looking for a detailed account as to a technical analysis... I can't help you as I don't understand that stuff myself. Exteror Ergonomics... Made out of metal, being rather large in size, this machine can be quite heavy to pick up ( for us weaker people). The USB, phone point and other external deice connection points are easy to locate on the sides of the lower base of the laptop. The opening clasp is a tiny oblong indented button on the front, of the base of the ... more