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<blockquote data-quote="theforks" data-source="post: 84854"><p>Hey! I was in the same boat!</p><p></p><p>Anyway, i had to decide that a few weeks ago and went for the iBook. 1.2ghz/256MB/30GB/Airport Extreme/iLife05. They randomly have these on apple store and its a refurb but it comes with a one year warranty.</p><p></p><p>Im a PC user looking for his first mac. And the reason i chose the ibook over the Mac Mini was because of portability. When i first saw the mini, like many others, i thought "hey, i can take that anywhere". But then i opened my eyes and said "wait, i can take an ibook anywhere too. AND its got a built in screen". So logic caused me to spend the extra $350 and get an ibook. My logic was wrong. </p><p></p><p>Anyway, heres MY quick pro/con on them.</p><p></p><p>Mac Mini</p><p>+Beautiful</p><p>+I want to learn mac without investing much</p><p>+DVI has many future implementations. HDTV's have DVI so thats neat.</p><p>-As tiny as it is, its not portable if it has no screen</p><p>-Laptop hard drive means s-l-o-w</p><p></p><p></p><p>iBook 12"</p><p>+Very affordable if you buy the refurb</p><p>+Great size/screen</p><p>+Comfortable keyboard</p><p>+Battery life is great</p><p>+The sleep light breathes... so cool</p><p>-Trackpad features are severely outdated</p><p>-Trackpad has zero texture so it will get very slick after a few weeks</p><p>-White is great for store displays but ugly (IMO) at home</p><p>-Gets dirty FAST</p><p>-Its probably 6months away from being replaced by a new model</p><p>-Singlebutton touchpad is rediculous and it has caused me to consider my experience with macs a complete failure.</p><p></p><p>and BTW. Im paying apple $100 so i can return my ibook back. isnt that nice of them? </p><p></p><p>i swear its a nice notebook for experienced mac users but i just cant dumb myself down to relearn one button mice. Its just silly. Sure, on a desktop then just kick that mouse down the street and get a new one. But on a notebook then its "use our one button mouse or go to ****". Well, im not using that one button trackpad so off i go...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="theforks, post: 84854"] Hey! I was in the same boat! Anyway, i had to decide that a few weeks ago and went for the iBook. 1.2ghz/256MB/30GB/Airport Extreme/iLife05. They randomly have these on apple store and its a refurb but it comes with a one year warranty. Im a PC user looking for his first mac. And the reason i chose the ibook over the Mac Mini was because of portability. When i first saw the mini, like many others, i thought "hey, i can take that anywhere". But then i opened my eyes and said "wait, i can take an ibook anywhere too. AND its got a built in screen". So logic caused me to spend the extra $350 and get an ibook. My logic was wrong. Anyway, heres MY quick pro/con on them. Mac Mini +Beautiful +I want to learn mac without investing much +DVI has many future implementations. HDTV's have DVI so thats neat. -As tiny as it is, its not portable if it has no screen -Laptop hard drive means s-l-o-w iBook 12" +Very affordable if you buy the refurb +Great size/screen +Comfortable keyboard +Battery life is great +The sleep light breathes... so cool -Trackpad features are severely outdated -Trackpad has zero texture so it will get very slick after a few weeks -White is great for store displays but ugly (IMO) at home -Gets dirty FAST -Its probably 6months away from being replaced by a new model -Singlebutton touchpad is rediculous and it has caused me to consider my experience with macs a complete failure. and BTW. Im paying apple $100 so i can return my ibook back. isnt that nice of them? i swear its a nice notebook for experienced mac users but i just cant dumb myself down to relearn one button mice. Its just silly. Sure, on a desktop then just kick that mouse down the street and get a new one. But on a notebook then its "use our one button mouse or go to ****". Well, im not using that one button trackpad so off i go... [/QUOTE]
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