- 21. Brooke Crothers + Jim Davis, cnet.com
- (iBook arguments)
- ... Matt Sargent said in a written report that Apple's share of the retail desktop market was in the same situation last year before the iMac rescued Apple from the doldrums. Since the release of iMac, Apple' ...
- 22. Michael Tsai, atpm.com
- (iBook arguments)
- All in all, the keynote audience was very pleased with the iBook except for two points: pricing and availability. At $1599, $400 more than the iMac, I think the iBook is reasonably priced for a consumer ...
- 23. Lisa M. Bowman, ZDNet.co.uk
- (iBook arguments)
- With the iBook, Jobs, Apple's seemingly permanent interim CEO, jumped through a daunting business hoop of his own. He needed one year to create products in four areas (professional and consumer desktops ...
- 24. BBC News
- (iBook arguments)
- It's a long way from a toilet laboratory in Chigwell, north London to the heart of Silicon Valley, California. But in eight years, Jonathan Ive has covered this distance to establish himself as one of ...
- 25. Tamara Keel, lowendmac.com
- (iBook arguments)
- Seven years down the road, that "obsolete" machine is sitting on my lap as I type this, relaxing on the front porch on a cool springtime evening. For seven years that obsolete iBook has been my trusty road ...
- 26. The iMac news page
- (iBook arguments)
- It also amuses me now even more that the whole routine is starting all over again, this time for the iBook. But instead of archaic issues like the missing floppy (what a difference a year really makes), ...
- 27. Joshua Coventry, LowEndMac.com
- (iBook arguments)
- It was a commercial success. Only six weeks after the unveiling, Apple received more than 140,000 advance orders. The iBook and iMac dramatically helped Apple climb back to fame, doubling Apple's market ...
- 28. Charles Webb, LowEndMac.com
- (iBook arguments)
- Granted, this iBook isn't a speed demon in any way, but it's amazing what a 7-year-old Apple notebook can do. And what's more incredible is that it still looks good doing it. Charles Webb, LowEndMac.com ...
- 29. The Key Lime iBook
- (Trivia)
- ... version (each with Firewire). Unfortunately, the green fades over the years if the iBook is constantly exposed to sunlight, so locking it away when not in use is essential for owners of these rare ...
- 30. Declining value of the clamshell iBook
- (Trivia)
- ... This shows how much the hardware costs for notebooks have fallen in the last 20 years. If one assumes that the iBooks in the original configuration in good condition bring in more than 200 euros when ...
- 31. Bill Palmer, BillPalmer.net
- (iBook arguments)
- When Apple retired the clamshell iBook model in favor of the new and boxy "snow white" iBook last year, I lamented the loss of a champion. While the new iBook was a half-inch thinner, a pound lighter, a ...
- 32. VW Beetle convertible + iBook
- (Trivia)
- ... the VW, the clamshell iBook runs and runs and runs, while the faster successor models in the fast lane are left behind after a few years. Today, before buying a new model, it is advisable to at least wait ...
- 33. Clamshell Purchase Advisor
- (Hardware hints)
- The clamshell iBooks have not been manufactured since 2001 and can therefore only be purchased used. The largest offer can be found on Ebay Since the models are more than 20 years old, it is definitely ...
- 34. the iBook Designer Jonathan Ive
- (Trivia)
- ... as well as a durable, lockless locking mechanism that still works reliably even after years of intensive use. The robust, flapless notebook housing designed for mobile use in schools and colleges consists ...
- 35. keyboard keys no longer respond
- (Hardware hints)
- A common error that occurs after years of use is that one or more keys no longer respond, although everything mechanically seems to be in order. As a workaround, you can replace individual keys by pressing ...
- 36. The ulimate iBook
- (Trivia)
- ... display only has a 800x600 resolution) you can still work well with them. The housing has survived the years well with small scratches, there were the usual hairline cracks on the small Apple logo and ...
- 37. Chris Taylor, Time Magazine
- (iBook arguments)
- Intended as a kind of portable iMac, the two-year-old iBook started life as a bulky, gaudy rubberized clamshell that barely fit into backpacks, with a carry-case plastic handle and choice of colors that ...