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I will be buying a Mac tomorrow, I was going to wait until the new Macbook pro was released however without a firm release date I can't really wait for it. I will buy one when they do come out but at this point I really need a computer until then as I am currently without one. I am thinking about getting the 12 inch iBook as a good temporary solution until the Macbook Pro is available. My last primary computer was a Thinkpad T42 1.73 Pentium M, 512 mb ram, 14.1" screen. I was wondering how the iBook would compare for web browsing, and using MS Office? Obviously the screen will be smaller but I'm ok with the trade off for portability. I was able to try one out at an Apple store, my initial impressions were it seemed a bit cheaply built, this may be just because the demo units get man handled daily. The hinge for the LCD seemed a little flimsy allowing the LCD to flex back and forth rather loosely. Also I noticed that if you press down slightly on the top left of the case below the keyboard it would creak. The LCD also seemed a little dull on full brightness, not as bright as the IBM that I have been using, this may have been from the bright lights in the store washing out the screen. Is the LCD bright or is it on the dull side? If it is, is there any way to increase the brightness? The appearance of the LCD almost have me leaning towards buying an Intel iMac 17 inch instead to hold me over until the MacBook Pro is available, however I think I would miss the portability of a laptop. Also I would like to get an external monitor for the MacBook and use it as a desktop on occasion. Though I wouldn't mind keeping the iMac after getting the MacBook and use it as a full time desktop, however I'm not sure how satisfied I would be with the 17 inch LCD after awhile. Thanks for any insight you have to offer.