iBook G4

Pros: Great battery life, portable, secure, easy to use, well-built

Cons: No true dual-monitor support

The Bottom Line: The best laptop for the price for most users. If you haven't considered Apple, give them a chance. I think you'll like what you see - I sure did!

Review: Perfect? Isn't that a little overboard Why yes, if you know anything about computers, that is extremely overboard. I've got a long wish list for the iBook. Which I'll get into, but I still think it's an excellent computer for students, and ...

Pros: Compact, elegant -- and, of course, it's a Mac. A fine machine.

Cons: Could be small for some users. Plastic case could be damaged with rough handling.

The Bottom Line: This is a well-put together, handsome and reliable Mac notebook that would meet the needs of most users very well.

Review: Being a 20-year user of Apple Macintoshes, you would expect that I would like the the 1 Ghz 12-inch G4 iBook, and I do. The colorful clamshell designs of the earlier G3 iBooks were a bit garish, but the all-white iBook is a very clean, elegant design. ...

Pros: User friendly, intuitive, relatively trouble free.

Cons: Gamers will find that Mac games are pricier than PC games.

The Bottom Line: If you need a laptop for home, school, or anything, this is a great choice. If you are a PC user, consider switching. You'll never regret it.

Review: My first Mac experience came when my boyfriend purchased a lime green iMac in 1999. Before this, I was a diehard PC user. When we got the iMac, I was hooked instantly. When it came time for me to purchase a laptop, the choice was obvious. My laptop ...

Pros: Whats not to love. Great with music, movies, and daily problem solving.

Cons: Srcatches VERY easily, and the speaker...well lets say they get the job done.

Review: The title speaks for it self. Its a great computer all around, great for movies, music, and you can run Office on it better than on PC. Typing the review on it, thru ...

Pros: Lightweight,compact,good battery life, fast, stable OS, great wireless and portability.Faster than a 2.4ghz pentium 4.

Cons: No expansion slots, plastic gets scratched. That's it tho.

Review: It's a great laptop. The operating system is extremely stable, runs fast, and is simply great. The machine itself is very confortable to carry around at school and to use, due to its small size. Battery life is about 4-5 hours, but with the screen turned ...

Pros: Great pricing on older models, plays DVDs well, works great for wireless internet browsing.

Cons: Speakers are very poor, visible damage on most used models, not powerful enough for games.

The Bottom Line: A good new laptop yesterday makes a great deal used today. If you need a laptop and don't require maximum power the iBook G4 is worth a look.

Review: NOTE: This review is for a used laptop purchased from eBay in July of 2006. The manufacturer date on the laptop is August 2003 making this system 3 years old. Please read on if you’re interested in a budget priced laptop with plenty of life ...

Pros: Great OS.

Cons: Plastic case looks bad, warps, cracks, and falls apart.

The Bottom Line: Buy a Mac, but get one with a metal case.

Review: First, I will say that I love Mac and the Mac OS. I have used them since 1988, and for ten years I had my own Macintosh shareware business. This was an inexpensive machine which functions extremely well. The only problem I had with this was the ...