02-05-2001 17:17									#1
	OT: New iBook Inflate your Upload Space

Seems like the new iBook is almost a TiBook...basically as fast, just a bit smaller screen?! looks great!

	03-05-2001 09:04									#2
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Makes me wish I had 1200 bucks

	03-05-2001 18:16									#3
	Avatar Enlargement: We've got the solution

Yeah, almost better than a TiBook: cheaper (so I dont have to replace my desktop machine), VGA and TV out, FireWire (for the burner) and USB for everything else...now the big question is: do I need DVD or not? (the 64 MB Ram are not a problem, since I would add 256 anyhow)...
Also: It should run OSX at an acceptable speed, right?

	05-05-2001 00:00									#4
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I just ordered the high-end model with the DVD/CDRW combo drive. I'll probably buy one for my wife too.

	05-05-2001 04:09									#5
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You will of course give us a thorough and prompt review upon receiving your ibook, won't you Ash?

	05-05-2001 18:59									#6
	Support Apolyton, pre-order Civilization IV

Yeah, I was thinking about the CDRW model, too, but it is quite expensive, and I do have an external firewire burner, so I dont really need to burn CDs on the road...still the big question is: to DVD or not to DVD...and the price difference here would mean 256 MB Ram and a CDROM or a DVD... the 64 MB base RAM is no problem I think ... hope to get one soon!

	18-05-2001 02:58									#7
	Inflate your Upload Space

Well... I'm still waiting for my new iBook to ship from the Apple store. I've heard that stock CDROM and DVD iBooks have already been shipping. The CDRW and Combo drive machines should ship sometime in the next two weeks.

I decided on the DVD/CDRW combo drive because I often find myself wishing I had a portable CDRW to back stuff up when I'm providing "Mac support" for friends and family. Having a DVD player along for the ride is a bonus.

	18-05-2001 03:56									#8
	Support Apolyton, buy Alpha Centauri

I'm on pins and needles just waiting for you to receive your ibook.

	18-05-2001 11:48									#9
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I wish they would be shipping the CD units in germany as well, but apple store people keep telling me the "standard" 3-5 weeks...oh well. There must be some really weird things in the production process, after all I am getting a "german" iBook, maybe they have to denazify the power adaptor first

	18-05-2001 15:51									#10
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correction: it shipped today. Yahoo!

	22-05-2001 06:39									#11
	Excellent! Lose 30 kilos (of popups)

Just today I was thinking maybe I should trade in my G4 for one. That would actually be dumb, but not very. Those things are so great, and I would love to be able to walk out the door with it.

I could keep my big monitor and plug it in when I came home. Mmmmmm now I want to do it again! Well, I'll wait until the Fall at least. I shouldn't be buying a computer when I don't have a job

	22-05-2001 13:50									#12
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Well DHL is supposed to deliver the iBook today...any wishes for testing specific things?

	22-05-2001 20:58									#13
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It is here. finally nice, white, not heavy at all, the screen is great to look at, although a bit small, but I knew that before.
When you start it up the first time you are supposed to insert the "software restore CD" and pre-load the harddisk image they ship it with. Wonder what happened to pre-loading the harddrive before shipping it? Oh well, the CDROM is quite noisy.
The first thing I did was to re-install 9.1 with the supplied CD and put the software (iTunes, AppleWorks, FaxSTF and Acrobat on it.) funny: there is a CD called "Applications" in the box, but all that is on it are games
Right now I am installing OSX over the 9.1 I installed...and I hate to say it, but OSX looks great on the display! So much for now...

	22-05-2001 21:34									#14
	Support Apolyton, buy Civilization 2

:drooling with envy:

More, tell us more...

:just drooling:

Edit: bloody smilies

	23-05-2001 14:19									#15
	Support Apolyton, buy Civilization III: Complete

right now I am shoveling apps and data from my desktop machine to the iBook. I tried firewiredisk mode, but somehow I had 2 crashes so I am not going to do this again. AppleShare seems to be better/more stable on 9.1 than on X so the iBook is back in 9.1 world. I havent partitioned the drive but I would love to somehow select a secon system folder for classic...anyone know if this is possible?
The trackpad needs some getting used to...I will probably take my Intellimouse with me when I go to England this summer, there is no real replacement for a great mouse
The speakers seem to be OK, havent played any mp3s yet, they need to be copied over first the 10 GB harddrive seem to be sufficient, although it does need a bit of consideration what to put on the disk. I thought: 1 GB 9.1, 1 GB OSX, 1 GB Apps, 2GB MP3, 2 GB games should be enough.
I noticed the case of the iBook does like dirt and fingerprints...too bad it is so shiny and not like the old iBooks. but the form factor is nice. Its size is about the size of an issue of wired..

	23-05-2001 16:53									#16
	Support Apolyton, buy Galactic Civilizations

almost forgot: SMAX plays like a charm the only thing that is missing is a way to switch the embedded keypad on/off like numlock or capslock. The way it is now is a bit confusing, you need 2 hands to do it

	27-05-2001 19:28									#17
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OSX is nice on the iBook, runs fast, as fast as my G4 (almost, I noticed differences in app loading speed etc., but that is expected.). Development work should works quite well with it. The AntiAliasing doesnt really hurt me, looks beutiful to me.
The case of the iBook is shiny plastics which likes to get scratches and fingerprints, but I figure this only shows you are using it, right?
The speakers are nice, but I think the bass is a bit underpowered, so if you use it to play mp3s, take speakers with you or hook it up to headphones or a stereo. (and, maybe even a TV for GForce!)

Heat: the book heats up quite a bit when there is much disk access (like with SMAX), mostly on the top side, left of the trackpad (which is nice, but I prefer an intellimouse anyday), and after a while the whole bottom side warms up as well. Havent heard a fan yet, so the book runs really silent!

	28-05-2001 08:57									#18
	Support Apolyton, buy Civilization III: Complete

thanks for the thorough reports, Illiria. Living vicariously is the next best thing to living.

	31-05-2001 00:16									#19
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My Combo drive iBook was delivered today. Unfortunately I'm still stuck here at work. Can't wait to get home and check it out!

	31-05-2001 10:55									#20
	Okay, you guys convinced me Support Apolyton, buy Civilization: The Boardgame

:sheepish grin:

I probably shouldn't have, but today I broke down and bought the iBook with the DVD. I also picked up an airport card, and tomorrow I'll probably go back and get a 256 MB DIMM and another airport card (to put in my G4). I'ld have to say I am very happy, but I haven't had time to do anything with it yet. I bought it from the school bookstore and it did not have OS X loaded, so I spent the evening doing that (also ran the OS X software updater about a jillion times to get it up to the current version).

Yeah, it looks sweet. That screen is excellent! And OS X looks fine on it too. I'll take it on the train tomorrow and see what it is like.

	01-06-2001 05:31									#22
	Support Apolyton, buy Alpha Centauri

Such temptations. But we remain true to our resolve to purchase an ibook after MacWorld NYC in July. Hopefully by then the Apple Store will be open in the Mall of America. Until then, I will try to be content to live vicariously.