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- Mac Mini 1.58 - 60 GB 7200 RPM Hard Drive - 1 GB PC3200 & 1.33 Ghz 12" iBook w/ 80 GB 7200 RPM HD
I just bit the bullet and picked up a 12" 1.33 Ghz iBook refurb from the Apple online store. I'm sure they'll be releasing the Intel iBooks (or macbooks or whatever name they're gonna give em) in April...but I needed a laptop for school now, and I know the G4 warts and all, and I know the iBook in its current incarnation. I just like the iBook the way it stands now...I even like it over the 12" PB...lesser video chip or not. I like the white polycarbonate look and the nice form factor and battery life. I'm thinking about throwing in a Pioneer DVR-K05, 1 GB of RAM, and a Hitachi 80 GB 7200 RPM drive in it...I think that'll make it one little screamer of an iBook for right at $350 (Heck...that's basically what I did with my Mac mini). I guess my question is this...do you think it's crazy to buy a G4 iBook now knowing its limited current lifespan and with what we now about the released Intel powered Macs?