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jhunt5247 · May 2, 2003, 08:55 AM

Any of you new owners have some pictures for us?

I haven't seen too many of the new finish, so if you can post some I would be very appreciative. Thanks!

Geoff Thompson · May 2, 2003, 01:28 PM

Originally posted by jhunt5247:
Any of you new owners have some pictures for us?

I haven't seen too many of the new finish, so if you can post some I would be very appreciative. Thanks!

How about these:
http://home.attbi.com/~geoffnt1/back.JPG
http://home.attbi.com/~geoffnt1/front.JPG

I just got back from CompUSA with it

Peter · May 2, 2003, 01:59 PM

could you take a close picture of the iBook text below the monitor?
It looks different to my iBook ...

Cheers

Geoff Thompson · May 2, 2003, 02:18 PM

Originally posted by PeterClark2002:
could you take a close picture of the iBook text below the monitor?
It looks different to my iBook ...
Cheers

http://home.attbi.com/~geoffnt1/ibooklogo.JPG
http://home.attbi.com/~geoffnt1/front2.JPG

It definitely isn't a translucent finish. But it is shiny. And OSX doesn't run half bad on it, with only 192mb ram. Quiet too, makes the dell laptop it replaced alot louder than I thought it was.

billybob128 · May 2, 2003, 03:16 PM

hey that looks as cool as the previous ones but is the framework around the screen wider that the olderones or is tht my own interpretation of the picture

and where did ou get the background from cause that looks well cool

Geoff Thompson · May 2, 2003, 03:29 PM

Originally posted by billybob128:
hey that looks as cool as the previous ones but is the framework around the screen wider that the olderones or is tht my own interpretation of the picture

and where did ou get the background from cause that looks well cool

It is the same 12" screen. I figure the case is the same size as the previous models. Its nice and cool, also. Nice to have a laptop that doesn't cook me. I am glad that I choose the airport card vs. the 256mb ram, for right now. Hope I can upgrade it soon.

You can get that image here:
http://home.attbi.com/~geoffnt1/hurricane.JPG

billybob128 · May 2, 2003, 03:36 PM

u did the same as me then went for wireless before xtra ram it is the logical path to take

thanks for the picture i owe you one

Peter · May 2, 2003, 03:45 PM

waa?
That iBook is WHITE!?

Mulattabianca · May 2, 2003, 03:50 PM

Wow! The text is different too!

Yea, those new are white. So you can't take the paint out of the covers from inside to have a transparent or colored iBook... I'm thinking to make mine transparent..

Cool but i love my 700 (20, 640, combo, airp.) ...

SupahCoolX · May 2, 2003, 06:12 PM

The all-white design first debuted on the low end of the last iBook revision (it has now been extended across all iBook models). The new font is just an update to match Apple's shift from Garamond to Myriad for all their text. (Same thing happened to the iMacs a few months ago, etc).

polendo · May 2, 2003, 06:33 PM

That one is exactly like mine.

Mine is a 700 mhz/cdrom, bought in March of this year. Mine was bought new in Mexico though. So I guess mine is the revised lower scale model.

In another post I commented on the white/finish and all, and I don't really see anything bad on it.. in fact I prefer this finish/color to the gray one.

Congrats on the 900mhz Ibook. Enjoy it!

jhunt5247 · May 2, 2003, 11:49 PM

Originally posted by Geoff Thompson:
How about these:
http://home.attbi.com/~geoffnt1/back.JPG
http://home.attbi.com/~geoffnt1/front.JPG

I just got back from CompUSA with it

Great! I think I like the new finish!

Ryan1524 · May 3, 2003, 10:25 AM

Originally posted by Mulattabianca:
Wow! The text is different too!

Yea, those new are white. So you can't take the paint out of the covers from inside to have a transparent or colored iBook...

are u absolutely sure about that?? so the polycarbonate itself now infused with white? or is it still some sort of colouring applied on either side..?? that would suck for the modders..

polendo · May 3, 2003, 10:33 AM

That's why I got all confused! I didn't get what the majority of the guys were talking about white/opaque, translucent, etc etc..

I noticed about the text difference when I saw one of the pictures showing the Ibooks and then I looked at mine.. I thought I had a damn hybrid haha.

regards all

Sosa · May 3, 2003, 05:27 PM

Originally posted by Geoff Thompson:
How about these:
http://home.attbi.com/~geoffnt1/back.JPG
http://home.attbi.com/~geoffnt1/front.JPG

I just got back from CompUSA with it

Hey Thompson, your desktop picture is nice but I think it's rather ruined the desktop "clutter." Here is some unsolicited advice (can't help myself, sorry).

Hide the Dock

Remove the option of showing the HD on the desktop (it's really useless, you can open specific folders from the finder or by using keystrokes). Just go to Finder Preferences.

And put those files in your home folder, or at least move them to the corner!

Anyway, I envy you and your 900mhz iBook! Have fun.

PS Am I the only freak that doesn't like to see anything on his desktop?

x user · May 3, 2003, 05:53 PM

The text was changed when the 800mhz model was introduced (FWIW my 800mhz 12" Combo has the same text). However I don't think the case is the cheap white that was used with the last-gen 700mhz models. It certainly wasn't if those ones at the Apples store last night were the new models (Which I would assume they were, although i didn't check.) It looks just like the 'silver' but not as gray, just a bit lighter.

unfaded · May 4, 2003, 01:19 AM

Originally posted by Sosa:

PS Am I the only freak that doesn't like to see anything on his desktop?

http://www.appleisp.net/~mendonsa/pics/desktop.jpg

No you're not :o)

Geoff Thompson · May 4, 2003, 04:23 AM

I screwed with colorsync profiles and got this LCD looking really nice today. Suprising that the Apple supplied one didn't work the best. Hopefully today I pick up a 512mb stick for it. Everyone who has seen the machine locally so far has liked it

I don't mind it not being translucent.

http://home.attbi.com/~geoffnt1/front3.JPG
http://home.attbi.com/~geoffnt1/closed.JPG

Donny1 · May 4, 2003, 08:39 AM

Great pics Geoff, thanks.

There is a bit of a drought regarding pictures of the new ibook case, and as I am looking to buy one, it is nice to see more pics of it (I am unable to see one in the flesh due to crappy Apple displays in stores here in the UK).

Donny

P.S. A newbie request - got any more pics?

Geoff Thompson · May 4, 2003, 01:47 PM

The iBook I have is supposedly like the previous edition's low end model (700, cdrom) so if you can find that one, it should be the exact same. You really have to see one of these in person to fully appreciate it. I actually like the white color better than the metal look of the powerbooks, so that's why I choose the iBook. The powerbook 12" they had on display was also pretty hot, while the ibook wasn't. These G3's aren't really bad processors, quite contrary to what some of my apple loving friends had me thinking.

billybob128 · May 4, 2003, 02:04 PM

ok listen up newbie if ya really rhhearly want some pics of that new machine then why dont you just get out there and look.

seriously i agree with you (that was just a real **** DR. cox impression) there are very few pics of the 900 out there and i do agree the only apples ive ever seen on display was in pc world and due to them been out they were all real grubby sticky and dirty needless to say they looked uncool there although they were under way more security than any oyher computer... even in my local acctual apple store the only ones out were the ones the employes used. yes i am in england too

that was also my longest most boring post too

Geoff Thompson · May 5, 2003, 01:38 AM

Originally posted by billybob128:
ok listen up newbie if ya really rhhearly want some pics of that new machine then why dont you just get out there and look.

seriously i agree with you (that was just a real **** DR. cox impression) there are very few pics of the 900 out there and i do agree the only apples ive ever seen on display was in pc world and due to them been out they were all real grubby sticky and dirty needless to say they looked uncool there although they were under way more security than any oyher computer... even in my local acctual apple store the only ones out were the ones the employes used. yes i am in england too

that was also my longest most boring post too

Man, that sucks. Before apple killed off all the retailers, our Sears store in town used to have iMac DV's iBook Clamshells, and an old tower setup there. Circuit city used to have the 500 iBooks, G4 cubes, and iMacs. Now the closest mac retailer is CompUSA @ 1hr drive from here. For the two "apple" stores they put in colorado, they are ~20 miles close to each other, and both about 2 hours away from me! Just plain stupid, so I refuse to buy from them. CompUSA still has a good mac section. The dude who does the apple stuff there keeps the machines nice and clean.

http://home.attbi.com/~geoffnt1/front3.JPG
http://home.attbi.com/~geoffnt1/closed.JPG

iamnid · May 5, 2003, 09:21 PM

Originally posted by billybob128:
hey that looks as cool as the previous ones but is the framework around the screen wider that the olderones or is tht my own interpretation of the picture

and where did ou get the background from cause that looks well cool

no, the frame is the same width... it's just that the outer shell is no longer translucent so you don't get the "halo" effect around the screen... instead, where the halo was, there's solid white plastic so it only appears that the border to the screen is wider.

IronPen · Aug 10, 2003, 09:45 PM

Okay. You guys have had your iBook 900s for a while. How have they weathered, especially given the new white finish? Are they still speedy? would you still recommend it over a 12" PB G4? Thanks!