ibook

so im debating on buying an ibook.....the g4

what do you think get it or save my money?

this one ^

what do you guys think?

I love mine. I don't know how I got along without it.

maybe ill take a chance and get one.......

its dope...if you decide to buy it off the apple site...use the student discount

can i use it even if im not a student?

if so how much disscount do you get?

I've used a iBook or iMac for nearly every post i've made on this board..

what does that tell you?

that i should prolly get one?

My iBook is the best single thing I ever bought in my entire life.

i agree. mine is also the best thing ive ever purchased. get the 14in screen model

its a quality computer especially if your gonna use photoshop illustator etc....

you wont be dissapointed. i also think it's the best thing i've ever purchased.

as for which to buy, i had the 12" when they first came out, it was stolen, so i got the 14" the week those came out...had it for 3 years, then after finally killing it, i decided to go with a 12" again. i was worried that it might be too small, but honestly, it almost seems big at times. if you want portability, definitely don't overlook the 12". even for graphic design stuff...unless it's your life, the 12" is fine for it. if you want a dvd burner, you'll have to go 14" though.

as for the student discount, no, they don't check at all. you just pick a school and you're good to go. on the ibook you'll only save 50 or 100, but that's decent for the click of a button. you'll need more memory, since what it comes with is not enough. i suggest crucial ram (or something like that, google it) i got a gb stick for about $120 i think. apple will want to charge you almost $500.

where's mams at to laugh at me for once again crusading for the ibook.

Here.

The iBook's dope. If you rollerblade.

^ lol that made me laugh out loud for some reason

Yeh the ibook is awesome, i bought on eabout a year and a half ago now, however, that one broke because the logic board failed, but don't let that put you off, i should have bought apple care, cos when it broke i was out of warranty. So, i bought a new one about a month ago, i need to go pick it up though, but the new ones seem cool, because they've got OSX Tiger on them, built in wireless internet, bluetooth, and those widgets things seem cool. I got the 12" last time and this time, i would deffo go with the 12" model, there cool.

If you want it awesome for not much more, put in double RAM (i think its 1gb) and double harddrive (thats 80 gb on the 12") - thats what i did, its only $200 more, but it'll make it so much faster and better.

Oh and if you do buy one, be sure to get apple care now, i know £249 might seem a lot for innsurance, but seriously, i didn't get it and my logic board broke, and the repair for that cost like $860, so i just got a new one with loadsa upgrades instead.

Get it.

i bought one off apple.com...the 12" one

and from the sounds of it i wont be dissapointed

They're pretty dope.

Get the widescreen. My friend has it, and I'm on it all the time.

A little bit of a computer nerd so.... I've used Windows, Linux, and Apple. The apple OS seems to run the smoothest due to it's RISC architecture. Blah blah blah. Basically everything is run in real time which allows for the fuckin' badass graphic effects that apple seems to effortlessly turn out like bitches at a frat party. Also, Apples have a feature that allows you to scroll by just using two fingers on the little touchpad. Definitely my favorite feature because on my other comps I waste a lot of time moving my hand around the keyboard or goin' over to the scroll bar to do anything.

Also:

Bluetooth

Built in mic

Both great features. Especially if your phone has bluetooth. Free ringtones and backgrounds and the like.

-Fuse.

thanks for all the info dudes

I have a 15'' Powerbook. It's probably my favorite thing that I own.

My girl has the 12'' iBook, she likes it but she's more into PC's and stuff. It's still nice though, although if I could go back and do it again, I'd probably get the 12'' Powerbook.

That shit is dope.

whats the diffrence between ibook and power book?

Its gay.

honestly, besides a couple ports on the 15" and 17", there is no major difference other than a silver case and a $1000.

for anyone that has an ibook and thinks you can't run it split screen with an external monitor, there's a hack that lets you do it. ive been running it since the day i got my new one. shit is sweet. that's all.

oh, and you can buy apple care anytime within the first year of your computer. with the student discount it's only like $180 i think. totally worth it. if anything ever breaks it just paid for itself.

i guess i made a good purchase...

do they still come with limewire? or they never did?

Originally posted by El Mamerro@Nov 23 2005, 08:03 AM

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The iBook's dope. If you rollerblade.

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:lol:

this has been getting the job done for me

Originally posted by shovel@Nov 23 2005, 10:23 PM

do they still come with limewire? or they never did?

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You can download limewire. And there is also a real version of slsk for mac now days, since limewire is entirely worthless for downloading full cds.

not much into macs plus they arent compatible with some of my programs, I'm looking at this toshiba

or maybe one from boxx

^ and what programs would those be, if you don't mind me asking. i'm in the same situation as you, and have been looking at this:

Asus W1N:

even though i want a powerbook beyond belief, it's not gonna be practical for me

edit: just a side note: if you like how apple powerbooks look, Asus is a good company to look at b/c they're actually the ones who designed and manufactured the powerbook's case for apple.

pc's are just so fucking clunky looking. most of them just always look so cheap and shitty and they have fans tht sound like prop airplanes. some of the vaio's are dope, but they're stupid expensive.

i'm not a total pc hater or anything either, i know you can get a quality pc for cheaper than a mac, but with all the extra shit and headaches you have to go through to maintain it, it just doesnt seem worth it to me. i'll gladly pay an extra hundred or two in order to never have a driver error ever in my life.