Found a page with the new iBook and how it compares to the small iBook and TiBook
<a href="http://homepage.mac.com/bud_d/PhotoAlbum7.html" target="_blank">http://homepage.mac.com/bud_d/PhotoAlbum7.html</a>
The new ibook looks really big :eek:
[ 01-10-2002: Message edited by: Leonis ]</p>
The new ibook looks really big :eek:
[ 01-10-2002: Message edited by: Leonis ]</p>
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Now everyone hates the thing.
I guess we'll see what sales are like. Personally, I'm reserving comment until I see one in person. It will probably look strange at first though, being so used to seeing the 12" version.
The reason people 'complain' is that it doesn't get better than 1024x768. What's wrong with that? That's what my Pismo has. It's a NICE Display! One of the reasons that the TiBook doesn't fully appeal to me is the Widescreen resolutions (not that I don't drool at the machine any way).
The new iBook is a good machine for those who NEED a big screen but not the G4 power. There are some older people with declining eye sight that would like a laptop, but don't need the PowerBook G4 for web browsing, email, word processing, etc. This laptop would be GREAT for them.
ibook with the same specs albeit the 14.1 display (12.1). Good work, apple.
I was seriously thinking to get the small iBook 12 because I just want to be able to pack it in everywhere I go... but the much better specs of the iBook 14 persuaded me otherwise
its just a ibook in a bigger shell with a larger LCD...
the two inches of useless space at the ends of the keyboard... make it even worse...
this 14inch ibook was unnecessary...
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<strong>You know, it's funny, I could have sworn I heard bitching for so long about how people would like an iBook if they'd just bump up the screen size a little...
Now everyone hates the thing.
I guess we'll see what sales are like. Personally, I'm reserving comment until I see one in person. It will probably look strange at first though, being so used to seeing the 12" version.</strong><hr></blockquote>
Acutally I didn't really bitch about the screen size. I was only wondering if Apple can fit a 13.3" screen to the case without really modifiying it.
But 14" screen and the new case just really breaks the purpose of iBook - Compact and Lightweight....
I think the iBook will sell OK, and remember not all people have to carry around their portable every day, maybe they just like the freedom. I would always go with a bigger screen...
<strong>Well, did people bitch alot over the old Powerbook G3, it had the same size as the new iBook and weighed even more (AFAIR)?
I think the iBook will sell OK, and remember not all people have to carry around their portable every day, maybe they just like the freedom. I would always go with a bigger screen...</strong><hr></blockquote>
Apple should have made a mini TiBook instead.
maybe a 13.1 inch version. I think it would have sold better. could have been real light too
<strong>Well, did people bitch alot over the old Powerbook G3, it had the same size as the new iBook and weighed even more (AFAIR)?
I think the iBook will sell OK, and remember not all people have to carry around their portable every day, maybe they just like the freedom. I would always go with a bigger screen...</strong><hr></blockquote>
There weren't any other Mac portables that were smaller at the time, that's the diffference.
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There weren't any other Mac portables that were smaller at the time, that's the diffference.</strong><hr></blockquote>
Avialability doesn't usually stop people from bitching, with your post count you should know that :cool:
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Avialability doesn't usually stop people from bitching, with your post count you should know that :cool: </strong><hr></blockquote>
That's true, but since there were not portables that small then from Apple people could only bitch about what they wanted which couldn't compare to what was actually availible.
[ 01-11-2002: Message edited by: EmAn ]</p>