Using My Girlfriend's new 14in iBook!

[Chundles]

Quick question.. at 1.33ghz

Will it be able to run internet, aim, word..fine?
Also if i wanted to can i play games like sim city once in awhile?
And with everything pre-installed it takes up 15 gigs right? So if it says 40, its really 25 that is free?

Sorry for the stupid newb question, buying my first apple computer next weekend..buying micrsoft office for mac tommarow!

You do realise that 1.33GHz G4 is not the same as a 1.33GHz Pentium, the clock speed means nothing when comparing the speeds of two totally different chips.

To free up space I'd do a full install when you get it and not install all the language packs - saves heaps of space.

 

[i4k20c]

You do realise that 1.33GHz G4 is not the same as a 1.33GHz Pentium, the clock speed means nothing when comparing the speeds of two totally different chips.

To free up space I'd do a full install when you get it and not install all the language packs - saves heaps of space.

Oh i completly understand that 1.33 g4 and a 1.33 p4 is different. I was trying to make the point that i still use a 1ghz p3 at home, and i am satisfied with it! I was also kinda making the point, that since my home computer is somewhat old now, no matter what comp. i get, most likely it will seem 20x faster, since i'm used to a pretty slow computer by today standards! My point was, will that speed, hdd, etc... last me for 3-4 yrs,basically until im done with college! This is also why i'm looking at the pb more, cuz even tho it cant take the same amt of beating..ppl tell me it lasts longer usually jus due to better build quality...not sure how true.. but makes sense somewhat!

 

[FFTT]

As long as your primary software system reguirements are met or exceed
by the machine you buy today, you'll be in good shape.

Your best performance increase will come from adding RAM.

You can also open the Activity Monitor in Applications/Utilities
and watch what happens when you open several applications.

You should be able to run your primary application while still
multi-tasking with basics like chat, e-mail and browsing.

Try playing a movie in DVD player in the smallest view
while working with your web browser.

This should give you a good idea of how your machine will perform
under load.

 

[Tahko]

Same here with my left side handrest. It's disappointing sometimes to think that apple had more than enough time to fix this since this is like what, the 4-5 revision of the iBook? The two bottom corners of the LCD bother me as well since they seem to be lighter than the rest. Other than that I've found the iBook to be quite an enjoyable experience. The only thing that really bothers me is the damn heat on the left, not so much the uneven casing.

I have the same problems, too. Pretty slight problems, but annoyin enough to make me go to apothek and buy smalles injection needle they had, then using it to spray super attack to the left hand corner. now it's just like right hand one and doesn't squeeze anymore!

OTOH, my friends acer aspire squeaks no matter where he rests his hand.