<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; ">The new iBook is an amazing value, and the two-fingered track pad really rules -- I use it all the time in my new 12 inch Powerbook. A major downside to the iBook is that they get dirty, after a year you'll have a very un-new looking computer. I prefer the style of the 12 inch Powerbook instead. <DIV><BR><DIV><DIV>On Jun 19, 2005, at 2:19 AM, Winston MacKelvie wrote:</DIV><BR class="Apple-interchange-newline"><BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face="Helvetica" size="5" style="font: 16.0px Helvetica">My 12" G4 PB is excellent except for the low contrast letters printed on the keys of the keyboard. I preferred the iBook 'black on white'.</FONT></P> <BR class="Apple-interchange-newline"></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR><DIV> <DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>--</DIV><DIV><A href="http://www.jlist.com">http://www.jlist.com</A>/</DIV><DIV>You've got a friend in Japan</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><A href="http://www.jastusa.com">http://www.jastusa.com</A>/</DIV><DIV>A full-service retailer and distributor of PC dating-sim games from Japan</DIV> </DIV><BR></DIV></BODY></HTML>