Apple iBook G3 12.1" TFT

Advantages: Lightweight, attractive, powerful, easy to use
Disadvantages: no floppy drive, not enough available software

...support if anything goes wrong. Apple provide you with Hardware diagnostic facilities and if that does not work they will come and collect your machine and return it to you within two to three days. Pretty impressive! I love my little laptop and would definitely not exchange it for a PC laptop. Once I have saved up and installed virtual PC my happiness will be complete! Highly recommended, why not take a look at one? ... Read review

Advantages: Powerful PowerPC G3 laptop
Disadvantages: Screen just a teeny bit too small

...if you upgrade via the Apple store). The iBook has two USB ports, a FireWire port and an AV port. With the AV port, you can either plug in headphones to hear the sounds that come out your machine, or if you purchase the £15 cable (Apple Store again...), you can hook your iBook up to a telly. Perfect for iMovies. The case seems quite tough, and even without the rubber bumpers of the previous rainbow-coloured iBooks it still is quite strong. It's made ...
...That is the ideal solution. Apple do charge a lot for the CD-RW and Combo editions. I have used Apple Technical Support, and they seem 'average'. In the past, when my mouse died on me (probably of overuse), I rang them up, and if like me you have an iMac, you have to read out the number located underneath your computer. Great serial number placement guys... But on the iBook, at it's very low weight, this sort of thing would be much easier. Also, ... Read review

Advantages: Cool shape, easy to use, fast and powerful
Disadvantages: Only aviable in two colors, green and grey

...interest, I chose the green. Apple could improve by adding more colors to the range, I'm sure a 'Ruby Red' would attract far more interest. The best thing about the Special Edition is the DVD Drive, allowing you to take your favorite Hollywood movie wherever you go. If you've got a movie to share with friends, you use the new AV port and enjoy the show on the big screen. The durable construction of polycarbonate and rubber protects the iBook from ... Read review

Advantages: Long battery life, gorgeous looks, brilliant screen, very very fast, reliable.
Disadvantages: Relatively heavy, Mac software often harder to obtain

Even opening an iBook is a sensual experience. The top opens with a snap, with a clamshell like top curving round the sides. This reveals a keyboard that can be lifted up to add RAM and the remote networking card. Inside, there is a 366MHz G3 chip, which i have found in practice to be faster than a Pentium III-600 in daily use. The machine has 64meg RAM - more might be nice for £1395 Startup is rapid, far faster than most Windows machines. This ...
...the earlier OS8.5, most of the differences being in the menu system. The trackpad used to control is flush with the case, and very sensitive. In use, the system is intuitive, reliable and fast, with system crashes almost unheard of. The screen is similarly pleasing to use, and is bright enough to use the computer outside. The computer lasts for 6 hrs on a charge of the batteries, which takes about 30 mins for a full charge. After this time, the ... Read review

Advantages: Ease of use, Cost, Fun
Disadvantages: Not very expandable, quite heavy

I wanted a reasonably priced laptop which could not only perform number-crunching calculations but also to play some games. So I went out in search for this laptop and it wasn't long before I found it! Afriend of mine mentioned the reliability and ease of use of a Mac, so from there I started looking at the iBook, to my surprise the original iBook had little RAM and a small hard disk, so I waited for the release of the iBook SE, a laptop that has ...
...processor, PERFECT! I had found it. So I bought this laptop and a copy of Mac OS9 (I was previously a windows user) and found that as my friend had suggested it was easy to use, but what he didn't tell me was that a new version of Mac OS was due out in the next 3/4 months and having read reviews on it I realised that I had made a good descison as Mac OSX is amazing and beats windows every time. I suggest anyone looking for a fun, good performing ... Read review

Advantages: Stylish, Attractive, Affordable
Disadvantages: Small RAM, heavy

...I had an iBook for a little while but fell in love with it immediatly. its so pretty and runs great. only problems are: Small RAM, sort of heavy. AirPort is also a great feature as well as Mac OS 10.4. Also its battery life is great. I could get up to 4 and a half hours out of this (Apple says 5 hours). Great screen aswell. Bright and crisp. Great for video and DVDs (if you get one with a DVD drive). The iMovie software is great and I really enjoyed using it. It was really feature packed. I was supries out hat it could do. Much more than what it says on the box!!! AirPort works seamlesly with any router, forget the AirPort base station! It does everything you would want it to do for such a small and compact laptop! Im sure with extra memory it would be a great Mac that you could use for years to come. Best points: RAM Upgradable... Read review

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Advantages: tough, easy to use, you'll fall in love with it.
Disadvantages: a bit slow by todays standards, small ish harddrive

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Advantages: No virus probelms, fast and reliable
Disadvantages: Adapting to mac language if you are new to this context!

...The Mac is a very reliable, the space in not easily used up especially if you spend a lot of time with images, all media and movies. The download times are very fast, compared to the Mac’s 'pc' counterparts. Personally having had many programs on the 'ibook' it proves to make no difference to the overall speed. An overwhelming advantage of having two hard-drives is if the main hard drive begins to overfill then files can be transferred to the 'datadisk', plus there is so much space and more that can be downloaded at a very affordable price. You can also very easily and simply divert all downloads to specific folders, for example with your 'itunes' program that is a music program that comes with the computer, we also have the ability, through apple music to download directly and cheaply off the apple or itunes site. The ichat... Read review

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