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Is the iBook really good?
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that's practically what I was talking about. I just couldn't find the right word for what I meant at the time...
I loved my like 6 of them. 
I still have a tangerine in mint condition put away.
Till there so rare I can sell it for a lot of $$$
I still have a tangerine in mint condition put away.Till there so rare I can sell it for a lot of $$$
I absolutely miss my iBook G3 - "IceBook" - I had her all maxed out and it was the highest CPU that Apple put out in that model. I sold it a couple years ago to help pay for a newer Mac. The guy that I sold it to still has it, I am half tempted to see if he'd sell it back to me. I miss it so much, it'd be perfect for writing docs on the go and most general browsing.
Couple pictures of her.
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Couple pictures of her.
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There's a reason these boards are called discussion boards. That means people discuss things, which occasionally goes OFF TOPIC.
I've got a white iBook G3 that has had no problems after 6 years of use and it still goes.
iBooks used to get 4 or 5 hours web browsing in the days when many PC laptops don't even work for an hour on battery.
That guy has been banned. Fake information.
That guy has been banned. Fake information.
Everyone ignore this thread.
It was made in 2009, and in 2009, i didn't really know much.
The clamshells were cool looking, but now they're really outdated and slow to today's standards.
It was made in 2009, and in 2009, i didn't really know much.
The clamshells were cool looking, but now they're really outdated and slow to today's standards.
They were really cool looking. Unfortunately, I do have to agree with your second point. We had one at my school (300MHz, 192MB RAM, 10.3.9) and when I tried to go on YouTube, Safari would crash before the page even finished rendering
. My friend just bought a lot of 30 from a computer recycling distributor, so I guess some collectors on eBay are getting some decent clamshells. I've seen a lot of them and they are MINTA used iBook G3 was my first Mac, I still remember the smell. I thought maybe I forgot to put deodorant on or something. Thankfully I exchanged it to due to another issue and that one didn't smell.
My kid liked playing some old Classic Mac OS games on theirs (broken link removed):
Now, at age 6, they're up to an 867 MHz 12" PowerBook G4. I had bought it brand new in 2003 (before they were born!) but have long since upgraded, so it's theirs now. (I'll have to upgrade them to an Intel soon - too many websites they want to play games on are too slow now.)
Now, at age 6, they're up to an 867 MHz 12" PowerBook G4. I had bought it brand new in 2003 (before they were born!) but have long since upgraded, so it's theirs now. (I'll have to upgrade them to an Intel soon - too many websites they want to play games on are too slow now.)
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They were really cool looking. Unfortunately, I do have to agree with your second point. We had one at my school (300MHz, 192MB RAM, 10.3.9) and when I tried to go on YouTube, Safari would crash before the page even finished rendering
Do they have permanent marker on them? It seems just about every clamshell on eBay seems to have marker from schools or maybe even the liquidators.
You can get a lot of good, cleaned, refurbished ibooks from this guy: http://myworld.ebay.com/everlifemac
He sometimes has some up but they go really fast. They are like about a hundred or so because they are in mint, or almost mint condition. He also sells imacs too.
You can see his vids on them here: http://www.youtube.com/user/appleinfl
He sometimes has some up but they go really fast. They are like about a hundred or so because they are in mint, or almost mint condition. He also sells imacs too.
You can see his vids on them here: http://www.youtube.com/user/appleinfl