Apple iBook G4 12"

Pros: Budget price. More hard drive and memory options. Hard drive protection.

Contras: Reduced battery life. Aging design.

Veredicto: Plenty of upgrades, all internalyet price is still under $1,000.

Resumen de la valoración: No update to Mac product lines escapes our attention-especially when it's the first revision of the Mac mini, with previously optional features for a low price. Bigger news is the iBook G4 line getting the PowerBook treatment with some high-end ...

Pros: Very good value ; adequate memory ; small and light ; good video-out options ; excellent design ; fast enough for basic tasks ; large hard drive ; AirPort Extreme and Bluetooth 1.0 now standard ; SuperDrive DVD burner

Contras: No audio-in port ; modem not included (optional)

Veredicto: The iBook G4 line has been streamlined to two models: a $999 computer with a 12-inch display, a 1.33GHz processor, a 40GB hard drive, a CD-burning Combo drive; and a $1,299 model with a 14-inch display, a 1.42GHz processor, a 60GB hard drive, and a ...

Resumen de la valoración: Now with 512MB of RAM, Apple's baseline 14.1-inch iBook G4 offers competitive specs, all the ports and connections basic users need, and a terrific software package.

Resumen de la valoración: With built-in AirPort Extreme, the iBook has touched down in the 21st century

Pros: Airport Extreme built-in, sturdy construction, potentially long battery life, affordable, software bundle includes AppleWorks, World Book 2004, Quicken 2005 and all the iLife '04 apps.

Contras: Skimpy built-in RAM and VRAM, hard disk is on the small side.

Veredicto: The advertised battery life is six hours maximum, and we achieved close to that when using low-CPU programs, eschewing use of the optical drive and keeping the LCD brightness low. The iBook heats up considerably when using processor-taxing apps such ...

Resumen de la valoración: Apple and style are synonymous and the rounded lines and gloss white plastic chassis add to its durability and looks. Its slot-mounting combo DVD-ROM/CD-RW means there are no moving parts to break off in accidents, and serve to provide additional ...

Veredicto: As always though, Apple's strength lies in its bundled extras. The 12in iBook ships with AirPort Extreme 802.11b/g wireless, a swag of useful software in the iLife '04 package (iTunes, iPhoto, iMovie, iDVD and GarageBand), AppleWorks, Quicken 2005 and ...