[P1] Hi and iBook G4 musings

[Rory Prior]

Hi,

On Nov 11, 2003, at 8:10 pm, Jay Boshara wrote:

> 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

Yeah I did see that, but as long as it runs faster than my existing 
PowerMac then I'm not that fussed if it's a few seconds slower in 
Photoshop or whatever than a much more expensive Al PowerBook. I'm 
really more interested in hearing about build quality, battery life, 
screen quality and so on.

> 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.

Well exactly when I buy depends a lot on when I can sell my old Macs, 
but what I really want is a portable and Apple has just done a major 
refresh on the iBooks and a speed bump on the PowerBooks so it's going 
to be 6 months or so before anything staggeringly faster comes out. All 
I have to do now is put aside my temptation of getting a refurbished 
TiBook 800 or 867 by looking at pictures of the chipped off paint...

Rory
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