Typical price: £700
What is it: Stylish thin-and-light laptop with 12-inch screen
What we think: Now with 512MB of RAM, Apple's baseline 12.1-inch iBook G4 offers competitive specs, along with all the ports and connections basic users need and a terrific software package
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Previewed on: 2 August 2005
Tags: Apple, Apple iBook G4 (12-inch) preview, DVDs, wireless, wireless connectivity
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Apple has delivered a small but important refresh to its iBook line of budget notebooks, doubling the amount of standard RAM to 512MB, offering slightly faster processors, and doing away with the previously most expensive configuration. With the updated specs, the new iBooks are priced at £699 and £899 and offer an even more attractive alternative to Apple's higher-end and considerably more expensive PowerBook line. Continue Reading...
Apple iBook G4 (12-inch) preview History
26 Aug 2005 in Crave
Powerful pharaoh: 1.33GHz iBook
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28 Jul 2005 in Crave
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