> My questions are The slot cdrw/dvd on the G4 is noisy is that normal? > and what is the "real use" battery life like on the G4 ibook.? I haven't really used the CD drive all that much (having only had this new iBook about a week), but I'm trying out a DVD as I write this -- it seems completely quiet to me, much like eveything on this iBook. (I almost never hear disc access or the fan, either.) I know CD burning tends to get a bit noisy on the G4 iMac in the office, so perhaps that's a bit loud on the iBook, as well. Battery life has been about 4.5-5 hours for me. (This is the current model 14" G4 iBook.) BRIAN/bpearce at cloud9.net <http://www.redjacketpress.com>