Hey all,
Currently, I am a PC user, and ever since my parents bought an iMac and since I have used them here at college in labs, I have become addicted.
I am looking at getting my first Mac soon, and am very excited. However, I would just like some input on my idea. My budget its limited (joy of being a college student ;D), and I am right now looking at an iBook. I know they are five years and older, but that doesn't bother me too much right now. I would be using it mainly for web browsing, email, and creating word documents. Typical college stuff, nothing too involved.
I am considering purchasing a refurb from Amazon. my budget is right around $300-$400 max. From what I have been reading, it is pretty easy to buy and upgrade the RAM and Hard Drive GB capacity yourself. So, I am thinking of purchasing an iBook with a small amount of RAM and HD space to save some money. (I'll link the two I am looking at now).
I'd just like to know if this seems like a good avenue to go down, as far as getting my first Mac. Any other suggestions or places to look for Macs would be appreciated too. If this is more appropriate for another forum I apologize, as I thought because I am soon switching over, it was fine to post here. Thank you all for any help you are able to provide!
#1) Amazon.com: Apple iBook G4, 1.33 GHz, 1GB RAM, 40 GB Hard Drive, Internal Combo Drive, 56k Modem: Electronics
#2) Amazon.com: Used and New: Apple Ibook G4 1 Ghz 512mb 30gb Dvd/cdrw 12" LCD with Airport Extreme Os X 10.5.5 Leopard Office 2004 Garageband Itunes Imovie Hd Free 512mb Flash Drive!
-Grant
Currently, I am a PC user, and ever since my parents bought an iMac and since I have used them here at college in labs, I have become addicted.
I am looking at getting my first Mac soon, and am very excited. However, I would just like some input on my idea. My budget its limited (joy of being a college student ;D), and I am right now looking at an iBook. I know they are five years and older, but that doesn't bother me too much right now. I would be using it mainly for web browsing, email, and creating word documents. Typical college stuff, nothing too involved.
I am considering purchasing a refurb from Amazon. my budget is right around $300-$400 max. From what I have been reading, it is pretty easy to buy and upgrade the RAM and Hard Drive GB capacity yourself. So, I am thinking of purchasing an iBook with a small amount of RAM and HD space to save some money. (I'll link the two I am looking at now).
I'd just like to know if this seems like a good avenue to go down, as far as getting my first Mac. Any other suggestions or places to look for Macs would be appreciated too. If this is more appropriate for another forum I apologize, as I thought because I am soon switching over, it was fine to post here. Thank you all for any help you are able to provide!
#1) Amazon.com: Apple iBook G4, 1.33 GHz, 1GB RAM, 40 GB Hard Drive, Internal Combo Drive, 56k Modem: Electronics
#2) Amazon.com: Used and New: Apple Ibook G4 1 Ghz 512mb 30gb Dvd/cdrw 12" LCD with Airport Extreme Os X 10.5.5 Leopard Office 2004 Garageband Itunes Imovie Hd Free 512mb Flash Drive!
-Grant