Apple iBook Notebook 12" M9623LL/A (1.2 GHz PowerPC G4, 256MB RAM, 30GB Hard Drive, Combo Drive, Built-in AirPort Extreme)

Manufacturer:	Apple Computer
List price:	~~$1,000.00~~
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Apple iBook Notebook 12" M9623LL/A (1.2 GHz PowerPC G4, 256MB RAM, 30GB Hard Drive, Combo Drive, Built-in AirPort Extreme)

Average rating: Stars

Desktop power in a portable form factor

When you're a grown-up, "toys" include notebook computers, and this is a honey. Between the combo drive and the built-in WiFi antenna, you've got just about everything covered, everything you'd want to do (homework? No, watch a DVD!) is wrapped up in one tight little package, and it's fast enough to run OSX, which is the best OS I've ever used, and I'm old and crusty. Battery life is always an issue with any notebook. And it's usually overstated. I'd look into buying a second battery if I were you.

I'm a dedicated Apple user, and I'd say that this notebook is a tremendous value!!!

Apple iBook Notebook 12" M9623LL/A (1.2 GHz PowerPC G4, 256MB RAM, 30GB Hard Drive, Combo Drive, Built-in AirPort Extreme) - Apple Computer

Another great Apple laptop

With the switch to Intel processors coming in the next few years, I decided on buying the least expensive Apple laptop. For the money, it is a lot of computer.

When I got the machine I upgraded the RAM to 512MB, as 256MB does not run OS X well. (I've just heard, by the way, that 512MB is now standard in these computers.) The keyboard is great, and the trackpad is far superior to my old clamshell iBook. My screen is fine with no dead pixels, and I also like the small size of this machine. Smaller screened laptops with slower processors generally get better battery life, and after getting an average of 4.5 hours per battery in my old iBook this has a lot to live up to.

I bought an external DVDÂ±RW drive for this computer since it doesn't have an internal SuperDrive and am happy I did, as it saved some money and allowed me to get the 12" display. The other accessory I recommend is a Griffin iMic interface. It's a USB device that allows a microphone to be connected. The lack of the microphone jack is my only real complaint here, and they perhaps could have put one in if they had gotten rid of the 56K modem, which is something many users will never use.

With enough power for almost anyone, this computer figures to be my primary machine for the next few years, as I will be on the road quite often and will be away from my iMac more frequently than I will see it. Based on the few worksessions I've had with this machine, though, I may not even miss the iMac.

Apple Computer - Apple iBook Notebook 12" M9623LL/A (1.2 GHz PowerPC G4, 256MB RAM, 30GB Hard Drive, Combo Drive, Built-in AirPort Extreme)

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I just have to say that I do like this notebook and I enjoy using it. Personally I don't know a lot about computers I own a Dell desktop and I taught myself how to use it. I am finding that the transition from using a windows pc and a mac is not very difficult at all, most things work similar if not the same. I purchased this ibook so that I would be able to have a portable word processor and it does that. I've read reviews were people have said that it doesn't have enough ram, mb, gb etc. but just because most notebooks have more that doesn't mean that this one does come with enough, all I know is that it does what I want it to do and that it moves ten times faster than my Dell desktop. Now when I use my Dell I am so annoyed by how slow it is since I'm use to using this machine. The only problem I have is that sometimes when I am typing somehow my words end up moving to another area and I don't understand why that bugs the H.E (double hockey sticks) out of me. I also bought this machine because I like the way that it looks. Sounds shallow, so, I like pretty things and this machine has a beautiful infrastructure. I'm so tired of seeing the start menu on windows machine the icons and etc. The outer aesthetics are gorgeous too. There's nothing wrong with appreciating pretty things.

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