Comments on: Apple iBook G4 Deal

By: Matt Smith

Matt Smith — Fri, 30 May 2008 00:11:47 +0000

I have a friend who has an old iBook G4. It’s not a bad computer, and gets done what he needs to get done.

By: Matt Smith

Matt Smith — Fri, 30 May 2008 00:11:02 +0000

I have a friend who has an old iBook G4. It’s not a bad computer, and gets the job done for what he needs.

By: Jamie Jahnke

Jamie Jahnke — Thu, 29 May 2008 23:00:24 +0000

Good deal, but my policy stands: “I’ll only buy a Mac notebook if they get a second mouse button on the touchpad.”

By: Boredcollegekid

Boredcollegekid — Thu, 29 May 2008 20:20:30 +0000

I assume it isn’t good anymore, but thats not bad, but yeah I would have to pass for a macbook, though I’ll be waiting for the next gen of them, hopefully back lit keys will come into play then :)

By: r3novatyo

r3novatyo — Thu, 29 May 2008 16:00:28 +0000

For an apple product indeed it is a good deal but comparing it to other companies products is still expensive.But an Apple is an Apple!right!?

By: aeiz

aeiz — Thu, 29 May 2008 11:13:43 +0000

Honestly, I’d rather drop a few extra hundred on a Macbook. This is a good deal though if you really don’t have the extra cash. Just look on ebay… they don’t go cheap. Apples tend to maintain their resale value very well.

By: Sugaslim

Sugaslim — Thu, 29 May 2008 02:56:39 +0000

This would be a perfect secondary notebook for those who already have a desktop and just want something to use when they are going somewhere.700 for an iBook is a steal. I have a friend thats selling his Macbook for 800, and thats an excellent deal as well.

By: Finlay Craig

Finlay Craig — Tue, 27 May 2008 00:03:54 +0000

Great machines those G4 Powerbooks. They were still using them when I left school, until they were upgraded to MacBooks. Wasn’t anything wrong with them. Some were starting to show age issues, but on the whole they were okay. Plus, introducing the MacBook brought around the added problem of, what do you do with kids and Laptops with Cameras. I think they found some kind of work around to disable them, but I suppose in the worst case scenario this could lead to potential online issues!

By: ezoby

ezoby — Sun, 25 May 2008 19:50:12 +0000

There is one think why these laptop are better than the usual PC laptops it has multi touch pad which is great, about vista vs mac I don’t know I never used a one.

By: Mr_Chito

Mr_Chito — Thu, 22 May 2008 06:15:51 +0000

Um, considering the iBook has been discontinued and made obsolete by the MB and MBP, it is still a good deal but, it just doesn’t have the specs that SOME people really aim for. Most folks wouldn’t complain though.

As for mother’s day..I picked up a MB for $1,099 at a certain electronics store. The same place Chris got the two Video iPods.

By: Jose

Jose — Tue, 20 May 2008 21:01:23 +0000

It’s too bad this deal is over. Thanks for always keeping me updated with the latest deals, hopefully a similar deal tot his comes out soon.

By: Richard McCahill (rrm74001)

Richard McCahill (rrm74001) — Tue, 20 May 2008 01:01:45 +0000

Wow! I do not remember the iBooks having a 1.4 GHz processor. This is actually a pretty good deal. It would be an update to my current machine (iMac G4 800 MHz). However, considering I could get a new Intel-based MacBook for only $400 more, I think I will just stick with the MacBook.

Is this thing refurbished?

By: joelg88

joelg88 — Fri, 16 May 2008 21:22:24 +0000

Thats a nice deal there. It a little to late for anyone who was looking for a notebook for mothers day but how about a little late surprise. Maybe if theres anyone looking for a ibook to add to there mac collection they can get this one while they can.

By: Chris Porter

Chris Porter — Fri, 16 May 2008 18:26:54 +0000

Awesome… I’ve been wanting to get my mom a new laptop for awhile, she’s got an old Sony Vaio that is getting a bit long in the tooth. I think this would be a good choice for her and the price is good. I may want to get one for myself too since I have yet to play around with Leopard. I mostly use Vista and Ubuntu right now… I have to use Vista because I love my games, but for everything else, I think a Mac would fit the bill quiet nicely.

By: bushywhacker

bushywhacker — Thu, 15 May 2008 17:04:41 +0000

While it appears to be a good deal…and it may be. I’d rather lean towards a higher priced, current offering from Mac for my own usage. However, if I had the cash, this would do nicely for my Mother or Wife…hmmm…