The world's best-loved consumer portable gets an impressive makeover with a superfast PowerPC G4 processor, a new architecture, a slot-loading optical drive and enhanced wireless... more
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(+) Looks good. Battery life around 4 hours. Keeps your legs warm on cold days! (-) Audio crackle. Gets too hot. Screen viewing angle restrictive. Slow to start.
Advantages: Easy to maintain, cheap, good support, well featured, stable, user friendly, good battery life it works! Disadvantages: Already replaced, quite heavy despite size, not as flexible or as well supported as a PC, not that expandable
...know that this is an Apple with one look....and it's not the apple that gives it away. The initial wow factor of design relies on the fact that this laptop is very clean. The lines are clean and straight or well rounded. It has a straight and flat simplicity of design that shows no busy features and very little imperfections. The ports are all recessed and neatly lined up along the sides. There is no CD tray, only a system reminiscent of the original ... ...Windows PC, this is an Apple Macintosh PPC (Power PC) running a BSD called Darwin that is run under the Aqua window manager. This *nix means that the system is very stable and relatively secure. Although it is secure by virtue of there being few Apples and there being little point in writing malware for it, the underlying BSD structure is superior to Windows -although less user friendly. I will probably do an in depth review on the OS for a Panther ...
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Built-in Devices: Stereo speakers, wireless LAN aerial
Width: 32.3 cm
Depth: 25.9 cm
Height: 3.4 cm
Weight: 2.7 kg
Localisation: English / United Kingdom
Processor
Processor: PowerPC G4 933 MHz
Data Bus Speed: 133 MHz
Cache memory
Type: L2 Cache
Installed Size: 256 KB
Ram
Installed Size: 256 MB / 640 MB (max)
Technology: DDR SDRAM - 266 MHz
Memory Specification Compliance: PC2100
Storage controller
Type: IDE
Storage
Hard Drive: 40 GB
Optical storage
Type: CD-RW / DVD-ROM combo - integrated
Read Speed: 24x (CD) / 8x (DVD)
Write Speed: 24x
CD / DVD Rewrite Speed: 10x
Display
Display Type: 14.1" TFT
Max Resolution: 1024 x 768 ( XGA )
Widescreen Display: No
Video
Graphics Processor / Vendor: ATI Mobility Radeon 9200 AGP 4x
Video Memory: DDR SDRAM - 32 MB
Audio
Audio Output: Sound card
Audio Input: Microphone
Input device(s)
Type: Keyboard, trackpad
Telecom
Modem: Fax / Modem
Max Transfer Rate: 56 Kbps
Protocols & Specifications: ITU V.92
Manufacturer's product description
The world's best-loved consumer portable gets an impressive makeover with a superfast PowerPC G4 processor, a new architecture, a slot-loading optical drive and enhanced wireless networking capabilities. Perfect for everything from doing your homework to playing games, and from watching DVD movies to burning your own music CDs, the 4.9-pound iBook G4 fits snugly in your backpack - and your life. You'll never run out of cool things you can do with your iBook. Pop open the lid and you'll find everything you need to surf the Internet, create cool websites, share photos, build a music library, edit video movies, send and receive emails, solve math problems, write reports and more.
Networking
Networking: Network adapter
Data Link Protocol: Ethernet, Fast Ethernet
Features: AirPort Extreme ready, Bluetooth ready
Expansion / connectivity
Expansion Slots Total (Free):
1 ( 0 ) x memory
1 ( 1 ) x AirPort Extreme
Interfaces:
1 x IEEE 1394 (FireWire) - 6 PIN FireWire
2 x Hi-Speed USB - 4 PIN USB Type A
1 x display / video - VGA
1 x modem - phone line - RJ-11
1 x network - Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX - RJ-45
1 x headphones - output - mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm
Miscellaneous
Cables Included: Display adapter
Compliant Standards: EPA Energy Star
Power
Power Device: External
Voltage Required: AC 120/230 V ( 50/60 Hz )
Battery
Technology: Lithium Ion
Installed Qty: 1
Capacity: 61 Wh
Run Time (Up To): 6 hour(s)
Operating system / software
OS Provided: Apple MacOS X 10.3
Software: Adobe Acrobat Reader, FAXstf, Apple QuickTime, Apple iTunes, Otto Matic, Apple Mac OS X Mail, Apple Mac OS X Chess, Apple iPhoto, PixelNhance, Apple iMovie, Deimos Rising, Apple iChat, Apple iCal, Apple DVD Player, Apple Address Book, Apple Safari, AppleWorks 6
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