Apple PowerBook G4 (M9183LLA) Mac Notebook Reviews

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Pros: Small and light, powerful, adequate for day-to-day computing, good materials quality, OS X 10.4, good feature bundle

Cons: Limited hard drive size, gets dirty easily, ComboDrive only

The latest review of the PowerPC-based iBook is a good example of power and style associated with value. If you like the equation, most likely you will want to own this laptop.

from Yahoo.com Pros: Small and light, powerful, adequate for day-to-day computing, good materials quality, OS X 10.4, good feature bundle Cons: Limited hard drive size, gets dirty easily, ComboDrive only The latest review of the PowerPC-based iBook is a good example of power and style associated with value. If you like the equation, most likely you will want to own this laptop. from Yahoo.com As a student, I am very happy with my iBook. It is small in size, lightweight, and has very good battery life (about 4 hours). from Amazon.com Awesome computers! I've owned two myself. My first one was a G3 and lasted almost 4 years with absolutely no problems. from Amazon.com It was a relatively short period of time before my logic board in my laptop failed for this first time. Liking Apple programs I decided to be a loyal customer and invest the $400+ it took, plus time away from my laptop to send it in and get it fixed. from Amazon.com I have had my Ibook G4 for about 7 months and i love, it works great, very fast (to me), and all around just a very good laptop. However why i gave it a 4 stars is because my Ibook seems like it hasn't been put together well. from Amazon.com I've got a 2004 model 12.1" iBook, and it's still every bit as great as it was back then. The best way to spell it out is to compare it to my other two notebooks (which were a Compaq and a Dell): from Amazon.com As a student, I am very happy with my iBook. It is small in size, lightweight, and has very good battery life (about 4 hours). from Amazon.com I bought one of these (very very similar model) November of 2004. It is now May 2006, and it still works perfectly. from Amazon.com As a student, I am very happy with my iBook. It is small in size, lightweight, and has very good battery life (about 4 hours). from Amazon.com

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Released	over 3 years ago
Display	12.1 in. TFT XGA Active Matrix 12.1 in. XGA TFT Active Matrix 12.1 in. XGA TFT Active Matrix
Display Size	12.1 in.
Weight	4.6 lb.
Processor Speed	1.33 GHz
Analog Modulation Protocol	ITU V.92
Audio Input Type	Line in Line In (3.5mm) Line In (3.5mm)
Audio Output Type	Headphone Speakers Headphones Sound card Speaker(s) Headphones Sound card Speaker(s)
Battery Run Time	5 Hours 5 Hour(s). 5 Hour(s).
Battery Technology	Lithium ion
Bus Speed	167 MHz
CD / DVD Type	CD-RW/DVD-ROM
Data Link Protocol	Bluetooth Ethernet Fast Ethernet IEEE 802.11b IEEE 802.11g
Depth	8.6 in.
Display Color Support	24-bit (16.7 million colors)
Display Max. Resolution	1024 x 768
Display Tech	TFT XGA Active Matrix XGA TFT Active Matrix XGA TFT Active Matrix
Expandability	1 x Type I/II PC Card Slot
Expansion Ports	2 x USB 2.0 1 x IEEE 1394a (FireWire)
Graphic Processor	NVIDIA GeForce FX Go5200
Hard Drive Capacity	60 GB
Hard Drive Rotation Speed	4200 RPM 4,200 RPM 4,200 RPM
Height	1.18 in.
Input Method	Keyboard Trackpad
Installed Cache Memory	512 KB
Installed Memory	256 MB (DDR SDRAM)
Installed RAM	256 MB
Installed Video Memory	64 MB
MPN	m9183lla
Max Supported RAM	1.25 GB 1.28 GB 1 GB
Max. Video Resolution	2048 x 1536
Mobile Technology	Wi-Fi Certified
Modem Type	Fax / Modem
Networking Type	Bluetooth Network Adapter Integrated Wireless LAN
Operating System	Apple MacOS X 10.3
Optical Drive Read Speed	24x (CD) 8x (DVD)
Optical Drive Write Speed	24x (CD)
Processor	PowerPC G4 1.33 GHz Motorola PowerPC G4 1.33 GHz Motorola PowerPC G4 1.33 GHz
Processor Manufacturer	Motorola
Processor Type	PowerPC G4
RAM Speed	333 MHz
RAM Technology	DDR SDRAM
Release Date	April, 2004
Security Features	Kensigton Lock Slot Kensington Lock Slot Kensington Lock Slot
Storage Controller Type	Ultra ATA
UPC	718908520284
Warranty	1 Year
Width	10.9 in.

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