ibook for college help

[janey]

Originally posted by QCassidy352
LOL! Do you know how little a pound is?? Of course, I saw someone on macrumors complain that the 20 gig ipod
is a "heavy beast" so I guess I shouldn't be surprised...

hmm let's see...three textbooks, one laptop, cell phone, iPod, more books...THAT REALLY ADDS UP! hey a pound can make a difference! it might be little but when you're carrying a whole bunch of other things, it can (and for me has) weighed 19+ pounds. That's like 20+% of my weight.

You use cinema displays and 17" PBs. Thanks for making my point. Will your eyes hurt after moderate use of a 12" screen? Of course not. But if you use a computer all the time (home, school, work, play, etc.) and it's got a 12" screen, that's when it begins to bother you. But hey, maybe you've got great eyes, good for you.

I use the iBook at school, on the way to school, on the way back from school, at friends houses, basically everywhere when i'm not at home. Plus I tend to do most of my homework on it. On average I spend 6-7 out of every 14 hours or so using the iBook. I use other computers for games, coding and just surfing the net in general. The iBook screen is just perfect, it's dual cinemas that can be a pain once in a whole. I don't have great eyes either

"Bad design" of the 14"? It's the same design of as the 12" but bigger.

yeah...it's bigger...like Kyle said, the 12" iBook wasn't meant to be stretched. You gotta admit, it's not as pretty as the designs for all of Apple's other laptops. Jonathan Ive screwed up when he designed the 14".

See, I've owned both a 12" and a 14", and unless you can say the same, I don't think you're in a position to make a fair comparison.

the reason why a lot of people don't buy 14" iBooks is because of the design flaws and the additional weight (btw the battery life comes from a BIGGER and therefore MORE HEAVIER battery). A lot of people would rather stick with the 12" iBook or the 12", 15" or 17" PowerBooks.

coed2be, don't even listen to us. Just go in to an apple store, look at them both, pick them both up, open some files or pictures, and see which one you like better. I know people with the 12" who love them, and I know people with the 14" who love those. The 14" got added to the line when consumers bombarded Apple with requests for a bigger ibook. It's a matter of personal preference, and frankly, I find it absurd when people act like one is inherently superior to the other.

that is true...you should get one that you like...but you SHOULD listen to other people's experiences with both iBooks. IMHO, i think you should forget about the iBook and get yourself a PowerBook with an education or ADC student discount once you're in college unlesss you don't need all that power...your choice will depend on your major and your classes.

But you didn't even ask about the 12" vs. the 14". As to the questions you actually asked, max the RAM and wait to buy if you can, but updates are hardly guaranteed.

in a way he did, he didn't explicitly wonder about the 12" vs the 14" but when you don't specify size, it does come up. That's one thing i agree about...get more RAM, never use the bare minimum

I wish you good luck, it's kinda hard trying to decide which laptop to get. But no matter what happens, you HAVE to wait until after WWDC (next week) to get a new computer, since they might come out with newer computers (and therefore the current line will get price drops) and Panther (OS X version 10.3). After they announce a new OS upgrade that might cost money, they're usually gonna have a program that allows people with new Macs (with Jaguar, bought between certain dates) buy the upgrade for less money.

 

[5300cs]

Originally posted by coed2b
Whoa! What is Quartz Extreme...what is Velocity? Does the newest ibook have QE? I knew I would be enlightened by posting here!

OS X 10.2 uses the video cards memory to render graphics, therefore taking stress off the main processor. It makes a real difference.

 

[coed2b]

thank you everyone

I bit the bullet and went to my local apple store and bought a 12"ibook, maxed the ram to 640, added airport, an ipod, a printer, and applecare...and was talked into .mac (it was like being at a car dealership - as soon as they see you're overwhelmed they add something new). All the extras equalled the price of the ibook, but I will get the $300 college bundle rebate. I'm very happy and wanted to thank all those who responded with useful info.

 

[Daveman Deluxe]

Glad to help. Let us know how things to with your new iBook, K? And that $300 rebate is pretty sweet.