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
What you need to know
Previewed on: 2 August 2005
Tags: Apple, Apple iBook G4 (12-inch) preview, DVDs, wireless, wireless connectivity
Full review:
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
What clever tricks has Apple got up its perfectly tailored sleeve today?
28 Jul 2005 in Crave
Fresh fruit: New Apple iBook G4 and Mac Minis
Apple's new iBooks and Mac Minis thrill and delight
Latest user reviews
Do you own this product? What do you think of it?
Write your own review of the Apple iBook G4 (12-inch) preview
Tell us what you think
Can't find the product you're looking for? Want to suggest a product for review?
Special Offers from our Sponsors
Latest Laptop Reviews
Sony Vaio CW series (VPCCW1S1E)
Powerful enough to satisfy all but the most demanding gamer, it's a great entertainment laptop
Sony Vaio X series (VPCX11S1E/B)
It may not be worth the asking price, but we defy anyone not to be impressed by this machine
on Laptops
Nokia Booklet 3G hits US: Hands-on verdict
Nokia's Booklet 3G netbook has arrived in the US and our chocolate-voiced NYC colleague Dan Ackerman has one in
More:
