Hi and iBook G4 musings

[Jay Boshara]

Here¹s a website that has been evaluating the new G4 iBooks ‹ check it often
over the next week or so because the author has been adding new stuff to it
virtually daily:  http://www.barefeats.com/ibG4.html

Also, there is a rumor circulating
(http://www.insanely-great.com/news.php?id=2693) that Apple is about to
release some new updated computers, possibly the "next generation" iMac.  It
might be worthwhile to wait until the second quarter of 2004 or at least
until Macworld San Francisco January 5-9.


On 11/11/03 2:02 AM, "iBook List" <ibook at lists.themacintoshguy.com> wrote:

> Message-Id: <DBB26931-13DD-11D8-9EE4-000393835E8A at thinkmac.co.uk>
> From: Rory Prior <rory at thinkmac.co.uk>
> Subject: [P1] Hi and iBook G4 musings
> Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2003 00:27:40 +0000
> 
> Hi folks,
> 
> First a quick introduction seeing as I'm new to this list. I'm a=20
> university grad just starting out in the big scary world, I run=20
> ThinkMac Software (http://www.thinkmac.co.uk) as a hobby and I do=20
> various bits of web design and so on to pass time while I try and find=20=a
job.
> 
> I've been a Mac user for a few years now, my first Mac was an blueberry=20=
> clamshell iBook, from that I've transitioned to a G4 800 Quicksilver=20
> tower and a PowerBook G3 400 (Pismo). The reason I'm here today is=20
> because I've decided to sell these two trusty workhorses and=20
> consolidate down to one computer. After a lot of soul-searching and=20
> Googling I've decided that one of those shiny new iBook G4 933s has my=20=
> name on it. I chose this model because it's better value for money than=20=
> the 1GHz model (=A3200 more for 20GB more disk space and 66MHz more CPU=20=
> power?!). Initially I was tempted by the 1GHz 12" PowerBook but I=20
> decided the marginal performance increase and smaller screen were just=20=
> not worth the =A3300 more than the 933 iBook. I can use that saved money=20=
> to buy extra RAM, Bluetooth and a big FireWire hard-drive :)
> 
> Anyway to finally get to the point of this e-mail, I'd love to hear=20
> from anyone who has brought one of the new G4 iBooks, what I've read so=20=
> far on Accelerate Your Mac seems positive and I hope to use the=20
> firmware hack to get dual monitor support so I can run my 19" CRT at a=20=
> pleasant resolution.
> 
> If anyone on this list is in the UK and is in the market for a used=20
> PowerBook G3 or PowerMac G4 800 please contact me and I'll give you the=20=
> full specs and what I'd like to get from their sale.
> 
> Cheers,
> Rory