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There can never have been a personal computer, not even the iMac, which has been designed from start to finish with such attention to detail. Everything from the design of the packaging to the smooth curves of the bullet-proof clamshell case makes you want to pick it up, hold it, examine it and play with it.

Kenny Hemphill, macuser.co.uk

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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

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Most of what you need to know about Apple's new iBook you can tell just by looking at it: It's a thing of beauty. Smooth, sculpted, and sleek, this laptop's siren song begs you to pick it up and run your finger across its silver metal trackpad plate or to caress its orange or blue rubberized edges.


David Pogue, Macworld

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On the MacCentral news site, the opinion divide is already evident in posts with subject lines like "iBook YES!!!," "iBook is a disappointment" and "What is it with all the naysayers?" Critics focus on the weight, 6.7 pounds, and the 32mb RAM, while fans rave about the AirPort, the "nifty technology" that makes the iBook wireless.

Chris Allbritton, salon.com

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Weighing in at 6.6 pounds, it's large and flat like a seat cushion--specifically, as a colleague remarked, a "comfort station fixture." It's far too big for a tray table, or even my lap if a passenger in front reclined his seat.

Toni Kistner, Home Office Computing (Link: Wayback Machine)

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I really like the sleep light. Everyone else's just blink on and off, and they're very mechanical, and this is typical of their design. We wanted to do something that was more animated and fluid - and about life. And this machine is like 'breathing' [the iBook's light pulsates] on and off. Their machines might work, but they just do the very minimum to meet the functional imperative.

Jonathan Ive, iBook Designer (Link: Wayback Machine)