Customer Reviews
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
 I've Reached the Promised Land!, Mar 10, 2023
I never liked PCs -- always crashing and difficult to navigate. Switching to an Apple was out of the question because people assured me there was no software for them. For years, I used a PC. Finally, in June 2004, I bought the iBook. It was as if I had been driving a used '72 Pinto and now was driving a sure footed Audi S4. Not once in nine months of use has the iBook crashed, scrambled a document, been unable to open a program, or disappointed me. It has performed flawlessly. All the software I used on my PC -- Adobe, Quiken, Word, Entourage, Excel -- works perfectly on my iBook. It is light and indestructible. A few weeks ago, I accidentally knocked it off my desk and it fell nearly three feet to the concrete floor and it continues to operate smoothly. So impressive was the iBook that I purchased the Mac G5 in November. The G5 has performed well, and much better than my PC, but not as well as my iBook. For the money, there is no better deal on the market than the iBook G4.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
 iBook brings a Mac portable to the masses..., Jan 30, 2023
iBook is the consumer notebook computer, which Apple offers. I actually custom-configured mine at Apple.com, so mine varies slightly from the specs of the standard model listed here. It is the same G4 processor, but I have a 60 GB hard drive, airport extreme card, bluetooth module, and I upgraded the iBook to 768 MB of memory.
This iBook is a great way to step into the world of Mac. However, even a veteran Mac user will find an iBook a great machine. Do not allow the 1.07 GHZ chip to scare you. This is a capable machine. Furthermore, you can view all your favorite DVDs and burn CDs. The size of the iBook is one of the fantastic features. This notebook is small and light. I use my iBook all over the house with the airport extreme card I added. I might sit at the dining room table, on the couch, on the living room floor, in the office, or in my bedroom.
I do recommend you add some memory to the iBook, which can add yourself. The owners manual provides some instructions. I would recommend adding a 512 MB stick, which will bring you up to 768 MB, but even adding a 256 MB stick, would be good.
The iBook obviously runs Mac's OS X Panther (operating system). OS X is fantastic, with a lot of great features such as expose, iCalendar, Sherlock, etc. However, the iBook includes other Apple software titles too. iLife '04 is included, which has iTunes, iPhoto, IMovie, and iDVD. iMovie and iDVD are the easiest consumer applications for making movies and burning DVDs. They are fantastic. Everyone loves iTunes, and iPhoto is hands down the best way to organize your photos. What is so great about this? You're iBook is ready for all of this out of the box! Finally, Appleworks is included with the iBook. Appleworks is a somewhat out of date program, but it can still get your word processing, spreadsheet, and other tasks performed. However, if you want a top quality office suite, I would recommend you purchase Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac.
Back to the hardware, the video out on the iBook is the only thing somewhat less than satisfactory in my opinion. It has a mini-DVI output, and it includes an adapter, so you can connect an external display for mirroring via VGA connector. However, the notebook's LCD must remain on the same time, cutting your video memory in half. It isn't a huge problem for me, but the iBook does not have the extended desktop feature, when using an external monitor, that the Powerbook enjoys.
Overall, the iBook 1.07 GHZ G4 system is an amazingly portable notebook computer with acceptable performance. The included Apple software will keep you occupied, organized, and entertained.
6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
Once an avid PC user, but now will never turn back, Jan 15, 2023
I had been using PCs for my entire life. When I started college last year, I bought a Dell laptop that was pretty horrible. My roommate had a Dell laptop that worked great, but I guess it was just an omen for me to switch over. I had always wanted an Apple only because they looked so cute, but then I realized how versatile and amazing this machine is. I have an older model of the iBook, but it still works better than any PC I ever had. I have saved myself hours and hours of stress, because the network in my apartment complex for the internet is always getting viruses. Luckily for me, all these viruses were formatted for Windows. That alone is worth every penny I spent on my iBook. Apple makes incredible, high quality products. Until you try it out yourself, you won't believe the difference. The ONLY problem I have encountered with this new computer is that some Web sites are not compatible with the Mac OS, but pish-posh. There are easy ways around that. Trust me, I was a skeptical PC-user once, and now, I have never been so proud of a purchase, aside from my Volkswagen Jetta, but that's another story of excellence.
3 of 45 people found the following review helpful:
 Not all it's thought to be, Nov 24, 2022
This computer was not compatible with my wireless network and I needed to buy an upgrade in order to do it, so I just returned it
6 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
GREAT LAPTOP FOR GREAT PRICE, Nov 24, 2022
I BOUGHT THIS LAPTOP IN JUNE AND SO FAR, NO PROBLEMS AT ALL. i LOVE GARAGEBAND!! THIS LAPTOP IS IDEAL FOR A STUDENT. ONLY THINGS I DON'T LIKE ARE THE SMALL HARD DRIVE AND THE SCRATCHES THAT APPEAR ON IT DAILY. OTHERWISE, IT IS GREAT, THANKS APPLE!!!!
|
Cart | 
