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<blockquote data-quote="mcsenerd" data-source="post: 181817" data-attributes="member: 9677"><p>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 <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> (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?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mcsenerd, post: 181817, member: 9677"] 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? [/QUOTE]
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