Why I buy this one ?
- 14.1-inch (diagonal), 1024 x 768 resolution, TFT XGA display
- 1.42 GHz PowerPC G4 processor with 142 MHz system bus
- 512 MB DDR SDRAM (expandable to 1.5 GB), 60 GB hard drive, slot-loading SuperDrive (DVD±RW/CD-RW)
- One FireWire 400 port and two USB 2.0 ports
- Built-in 10/100BASE-T ethernet, 54-Mbps AirPort Extreme wireless, Bluetooth 2.0+EDR, and 56K V.92 modem

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What our customer's say!

"Worth More Today than Yesterday", As I'm writing this in September of 2008, this iBook with a fourteen inch screen is selling for $1799. I'm not sure, but I think that's something like six hundred bucks more than I paid for mine when I got it from Apple when it came out three or four years ago. Since then I've bought a MacBook, but I still have some Classic programs I like to use on occasion, especially the Classic version of Nisus and you can't run any of those programs on the new Intel Macs or any of the older Macs running Leopard. So, I've kept my trusty iBook. Plus I take it on the road a lot.

I needed a new battery, so I thought I'd check here to see if I could beat the price on that auction site and stumbled across this page and the iBooks going for so much money and couldn't understand why.

Are they're people out there like me who still want or need to run Classic programs. Or maybe they just don't like those awful reflecting screens on the new MacBooks or maybe they just suffer from nostalgia. I don't know. But I will say this, my trusty iBook has taken a lickin' and it's still tickin'. I don't think it's possible to buy a more dependable, more reliable laptop. It's heavy by today's standards, but it's a joy to work on.

Reviewed by Vesta Irene

"barely usable", After a lifelong predilection for Toshiba Sattelite notebook, I decided to make the switch.

I figured for $1000, I would get enough for internet, word processing and DVD playing and do the rest on my desktop PC.

Was I ever wrong.

The internet is OK. Fonts are displayed very poorly with quite a bit of washout.

Word processing is very, very slow - frequently the displayed words lag behind my typing - very annoying.

DVD playing is good and the battery life is impressive.

You are stuck with iTunes for music, although I was able to finally find a utility to let me play music without creating a playlist and manually sorting it, but all the millions of iTune lovers will probably disagree.

THE ABSOLUTE WORST PART OF THE MACHINE IS HOW SLOW IT IS. The operating system is constantly optimizing the disc without giving that process a lower priority then anything you need to do - as a result a simple close an active window can take up to a few minutes. The machine is doing disc writes as I am typing this - why?

OVERALL IMPRESSION: reliable mac software. completely inadequate hardware.

MY RECOMMENDATION: avoid this one like the plague and spend money on a much more expensive Mac notebook. Me, I am going back to Toshiba as soon as my iBook dies or gets thrown out of my window on 23rd floor.

"very satisfied", I've been looking to buy an ibook for a while now. It far exceeds my Dell notebook capabilities in sounds and graphics. Garageband was one of the main reasons for switching to a Mac platform. It has given me a new world of possibilities for composing and recording adventures. The product was carefully sent in a safe and timely fashion. Thanks!

"My favorite notebook.", I've owned many Macs, starting with an 040 Performa, and purchased even more when I taught high school journalism classes. Through the use and abuse of students and my own children, I have learned just how durable Mac hardware and software is, in comparison with products in the PC world. During many years of teaching, I had one visit from the IT dude, while my PC using colleagues vied for his services.

The G4 iBook replaced a Ti Powerbook with one of the notorious broken hinges, and I was unhappy with the Powerbook, because it had not been as reliable as my other Macs. However, my iBook has proven very reliable. The operating system (OS 10.3.9) has been seldom crashed, and the case seems really tough. I have enjoyed the built in Airport and Superdrive, and the iLife software included makes photography and video editing easy. Indeed, the only real problem has been the letters wearing off of the keyboard. Apple replaced the first one under the extended warranty (which is a good idea for a traveling notebook) and I will need another one soon. Most people don't type as much as I do, but as a writer, I really pound the keyboard, so five of my letters are no longer legible.

All in all, this has been my favorite Mac, because it travels with me everywhere I go, and it has been very reliable. I hope all of the newer Macs are just as good as this one!

"Converted and Pleased", The Apple iBook G4 is possibly the best all-around laptop yet made. This would explain its extremely long lifespan as the entry-level portable Mac. The 1.42 GHz model with Superdrive was my first Mac and laptop, and is the machine on which this review is being written. Needless to say, I have enjoyed owning it, and will be upset to part with it in favour of a MacBook when the time comes.

Read this reviews before You buy...

"From Windows to Mac: Light years ahead!", I will be attending law school in August, and I needed a laptop, something I've never researched before. When I began looking both online and in stores, this Apple iBook came back with every option I required. Let me be honest: I was a Windows elitist. If it wasn't hacked up from the bowels of Microsoft, I had no interest in it. Macs were just computers with training wheels. How wrong I was.
I finally, after much internal debate as well as research into cross-compatibility with my desktop PC (it is fully compatible) bought this iBook. I was especially attracted to the reputation Macs have for relaibility, which is a must for me. Also, the external casing feels so much more solid than the Toshibas and Hp's I was looking at. So I took the plunge. I've used Mac products before, so OS navigation wasn't too bad of a transition. I should say that if you are concerned about learning a new OS, don't be. OS X Tiger falls over itself to be easy to use and intuitive.
What do I mean by intuitive? Your files end up where you think they should. They are always in easy reach. The interface (or GUI) is a work of art both asthetically and functionally. Don't buy a Mac if you want to play the latest videogames. DO buy a Mac if you want a computer that will do anything a Windows will do with a minimum of fuss that makes usage actually enjoyable.
When I first got this baby home and turned it on, it automatically detected my Linksys-G wireless router and connected to the internet. It then updated all of the programs on the hard drive, and had me enter a password (which was the same as my iTunes account, making things simpler. That was it. Seriously. It took ten minutes tops, and I was up and running. No need to worry about virus protection or third party software working on my computer. I was ready to roll! That's the simplicity that makes me recommend this machine to whoever is reading this. Do yourself a favor: poney up the extra money for a Mac; Once you're up and running, you may never look back at Windows again (except, of course, for games!)

"iBook G4 ", Mostly I love my new iBook. I have had a few connection error message problems which my ISP and Apple repair person cannot figure out. Still happens once in awhile. I am still learning and can't blame the machine. It is very fast even though I have a slow dialup connection. I tried a web accelerator and it didn't make much difference. That's how fast it is. Almost like DSL or cable but slow to download as expected with a dialup. Surfing much faster which is what I wanted. Would recommend, definitely. Oh, also mac help hardly ever works. Though I found out this is a known problem and Apple has neglected to fix it. It has to be fixed manually or with Onyx. I am learning to use Applescript to make it less of a chore.

"a juicy apple", great performance, great look and a mind blowing interface like apple technology can provide

"Mac G4 Ibook with OSX", Exellent computer;light,good layout,well designed. I would recommend the purchase a wireless mouse instead of the using the touch pad. Up time on the batteries is quite good and the recharge time is reasonably short.

OSX is much simpler operating system to teach to a non-computer type of person when compared to Windows. Fewer bad things happen to a novice when mistakes are made. There are several good books in the market place that can act as reference manuals

"prey", nice, pretty, light, very fast. Being old fashioned I hope that the plastic case of the G4 has more strength then it looks. It looks like you had better not drop, bang, or verbally insult the G4. Time will tell. I would rather worry about more weight then a fragil machine. We'll see.