Please post real life pictures of the new iBook!

[nospleen]

I am wondering if you all can help me out. I went to Compusa today to check out the new ibook, but of course, they were out and they did not have floor model. I am going to order a 12" Apple laptop today, and the ibook is the only one I have not seen. So, if anyone can snap a quick pic for me, I would appreciate it! Thanks.

[latergator116]

If you go to eBay and search "iBook G4" you can probably find a lot of good pics.

[pinto32]

while kind of an obvious answer, did you try apple.com?

[nospleen]

Doh! Sometimes the obvious thing is the hardest to see. Tks for the tip.

[latergator116]

I wouls still say eBay. Apple.com gives very limited pictures and views of the iBook. Also, they take the pictured of the iBook in perfect lighting, so it doesn't look quite the same.

[mactastic]

Apple's QuickTime VR of the G4 iBook (http://www.apple.com/hardware/gallery/ibook_g4_oct2003_320.html)

If you need more let me know. I have one at home I could take some snapshots of if you need.

[nospleen]

Originally posted by pinto32
while kind of an obvious answer, did you try apple.com?

My DOH post was to latergator. Yes, I had been to apple.com, but the pictures do not look like real life pictures. They look cartoonish. Ebay had tons of good pics, thanks for the help!

[nospleen]

Originally posted by mactastic
Apple's QuickTime VR of the G4 iBook (http://www.apple.com/hardware/gallery/ibook_g4_oct2003_320.html)

If you need more let me know. I have one at home I could take some snapshots of if you need.

You also have a 12" PB, right? I may be confusing you with someone else. Anyway, if you do, please take comparison pics if you get a second. But only do so at your convenience. Thanks.

[latergator116]

no problem.;) eBay is where I always go when I want to see a picture of a product in a "real life situation".

[mactastic]

Originally posted by nospleen
You also have a 12" PB, right? I may be confusing you with someone else. Anyway, if you do, please take comparison pics if you get a second. But only do so at your convenience. Thanks.

I have a TiBook, and my wife has the 12" G4 iBook. I'll snap some pics when I get home tonight. Any aspects of it you are particularly interested in?

[Pilgrims Pro]

I will be happy to take pictures of my iBook for you, just let me know. Hit me up on AIM Pilgrims Pro, or send an email to johnmartin@jmartinjr.com.

[edesignuk]

Nice HI-RES images of all Apple products. (http://www.apple.com/pr/products/) :D

[nospleen]

Originally posted by mactastic
I have a TiBook, and my wife has the 12" G4 iBook. I'll snap some pics when I get home tonight. Any aspects of it you are particularly interested in?

A thickness shot, I want to see how thick it is compared to the PB. Now, your PB will be a little thinner then the 12" PB I am looking at, but it will still help me guage the thickness. Compusa just called me and they have an ibook in now. But, they will not open it up unless I want it. I can understand because I would not want an open box, but still, they need a display model.

[nospleen]

Originally posted by Pilgrims Pro
I will be happy to take pictures of my iBook for you, just let me know. Hit me up on AIM Pilgrims Pro, or send an email to johnmartin@jmartinjr.com.

Hey! First you helped me with my router and now this. How much am I going to owe you. :D

[nospleen]

Originally posted by edesignuk
Nice HI-RES images of all Apple products. (http://www.apple.com/pr/products/) :D

Sweet, thanks a ton! I think these are big enough. :eek:

[Pilgrims Pro]

Originally posted by nospleen
Hey! First you helped me with my router and now this. How much am I going to owe you. :D

LOL....no problem man. Anytime. Are you getting rid of the PB, or just adding a new laptop?

[mactastic]

Originally posted by nospleen
A thickness shot, I want to see how thick it is compared to the PB. Now, your PB will be a little thinner then the 12" PB I am looking at, but it will still help me guage the thickness. Compusa just called me and they have an ibook in now. But, they will not open it up unless I want it. I can understand because I would not want an open box, but still, they need a display model.

It is significantly thicker. I'm guessing by at least a quarter inch. But it is also far sturdier than my TiBook. No flexing when you hold it from an edge.

[nospleen]

Originally posted by Pilgrims Pro
LOL....no problem man. Anytime. Are you getting rid of the PB, or just adding a new laptop?

Yeah, I just sold it on ebay. I am going back to school, so I needed the portability. So I sold it and had enough to order a 17" 1.25 imac for the house and an G4 800 ibook or a refurb 12" 867PB. I am still deciding between the ibook and PB. How do you like yours?

[nospleen]

Originally posted by mactastic
It is significantly thicker. I'm guessing by at least a quarter inch. But it is also far sturdier than my TiBook. No flexing when you hold it from an edge.

That is why I am leaning to the ibook. I do not want to worry about damaging it too easily.

[Pilgrims Pro]

I chose the 14" iBook, cause I wasn't able to justify the cost of the PB. I really like my iBook and do not regret the decision of getting it over the PB at all. One reason I cheaped out on the laptop was because I am buying a G5 sometime this summer :D

[nospleen]

What would you have bought if the PB was only 75 more?

[Pilgrims Pro]

Originally posted by nospleen
What would you have bought if the PB was only 75 more?

Definately the powerbook, without a question.

[mactastic]

Originally posted by nospleen
What would you have bought if the PB was only 75 more?

If you're talking about the 12"PB versus the 12"iBook, I'd have to say iBook. Unless you absolutely need a superdrive, or DVI or the 1.25Gigs of (pricey) RAM, or the extra 200Mhz the iBook is a much better value for the money.

[ibookin']

Originally posted by mactastic
If you're talking about the 12"PB versus the 12"iBook, I'd have to say iBook. Unless you absolutely need a superdrive, or DVI or the 1.25Gigs of (pricey) RAM, or the extra 200Mhz the iBook is a much better value for the money.

He's talking about $75 extra.

I'd pay that just to get the metal casing.

The 12" PowerBook also has better speakers, Bluetooth standard, and a better keyboard.

[nospleen]

Originally posted by mactastic
If you're talking about the 12"PB versus the 12"iBook, I'd have to say iBook. Unless you absolutely need a superdrive, or DVI or the 1.25Gigs of (pricey) RAM, or the extra 200Mhz the iBook is a much better value for the money.

It would be the REV A, 867 combo version of the PB.

[huntsman]

Apple's pictures make it look a little better than it really is. It's not that bloody shiny and perfect. The grainy pics I stuck up last year gave a more realistic impression.

On a related note, there appears to be a lack of detailed third-party reviews of the iBook G4 out there. Coming from PC land where every new product is reviewed and photographed in detail, I find this rather odd. On the other hand, most of the time these "reviews" amount to something that could be more suitably called "semi-critical hype", so it's not necessarily a bad thing if it forces you to resort to forums where you may find real complaints from real users instead of the fairy-land account from some reviewer who got the product as a freebie and only uses it for a day or two.

[mactastic]

Originally posted by ibookin'
He's talking about $75 extra.

I'd pay that just to get the metal casing.

The 12" PowerBook also has better speakers, Bluetooth standard, and a better keyboard.

But for $75 more he would be getting a used machine right? And I don't know why the metal casing is better, the polycarbonate on the iBook seems quite nice to me. And the keyboard on the new iBooks is very nice, much sturdier than the one on my TiBook. I don't know about the speakers, although I do know the G4 iBook speakers are better than the ones in my Ti. And standard BT versus BTO BT... well who really cares as long as you can get it.

[sselmon]

i'm too lazy to list all of the imgs... so just take the first link, and replace the numbers. i have ten files.. so...

http://www.starprints.net/ibook/1.gif

..then 2.gif, 3.gif, up until 10.gif.

:)