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Brand new Cheap iBook G4 or brand new Macbook?
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Join Date: Aug 2006
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So i kinda have read through these forums and would like some help. I'm trying to invest in a laptop and i saw at my school they were selling the ibook 12" 1.33gHz, 40gB, 512 for $699. Would it be better to invest in a macbook instead or is this a steal of a deal for a ibook? I"m also concerned with all the bugs of macbook. I basiclly would use my laptop for music, school, and occasionally make a slideshow DVD.
Any suggetions?
Thanks
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Fresh-Faced Recruit
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Toronto, Canada
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The MacBook is fine... way faster, way better.
Is is just me or are these threads getting popular?
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Notebook: MacBook White 2.0Ghz | 2GB RAM | 120GB HD | Superdrive
HTPC: AMD 3800X2 | Asus A8N-SLI Premium | 2GB RAM | Asus N7800GT | 900+ GB of Storage | Sony 60" Grand WEGA
iPod Video 80GB
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Junior Member
Join Date: Jul 2006
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My Macbook has 0 problems and I love it, I would definitely recommend it to anyone.
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Macbook - [1.83] - [2gig] - [60gig] - [White]
iPod Nano - [2gig] - [White]
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Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Hamilton, Ohio
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Being that I am tight fisted with my money now as I was when I was in college. I would go with the cheaper of the two, that being the iBook. It's going to have a 5 year life cycle so everything that comes out is going to be supported. But you will notice a major slow down in the years to come with it.
Sure the MacBook is awesome and is so much faster and has a iSight camera and remote. But really, in my experience, i have not used either very much at all. And its not becasue my iBook didnt come with them built in. I have had both things on my WinBlows laptop and as add ons with my iBook. Both could be lived without. On top of that, it comes with integrated graphics and doesn't do a great job on games as an iBook would (and the iBook isnt even great at that).
The only reason i would buy a MacBook right now anyway is to run Windows and i gave up completely on that when i switched to Mac. I have no use for windows and hope to never have to in the future.
So in closing, go with the iBook is my advice and opinion. It will give you many years of use and you will save some dough as long as you dont want or need a iSight and Remote.
Best of luck!
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iBook G4 1.33ghz 12" with 1024MB Ram, 80gb HD, Dual-Layer SuperDrive
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Forum Regular
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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I used to have an iBook and have since upgraded. Personally I wouldn't touch the iBook. It already is a slow computer that is nearly outdated out of the box. I wouldn't really even call it current. The MacBook crushes it in terms of performance and comes with the new Intel chipsets. It also has a much nicer screen. It should be "current' for several years. Were you to buy an iBook, you'd have a really slow computer that you'd probably end up replacing in two years.
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Join Date: Oct 2002
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Maybe one more thing to think about. The iBook does NOT qualify for the free iPod after rebate... and the MacBook DOES qualify. So, that being another $179 off.
Here's my two cents: You're a student... enjoy life... treat yourself to a MacBook.
Just curious... do you go to UCLA? I know they have that pricing right now (UCLA students only... so don't bother calling them unless you know one).
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