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Unfortunately, a lonely little online petition (archived website) to Apple to re-edition the classic iBook with modern components was unsuccessful. Over 400 signatures were collected.

Incidentally, the picture above shows the Tulip Ego, which unfortunately does not contain Apple technology.

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Some contemporaries rub their eyes in amazement when they see the prices for used clamshell iBooks, which still fetch up to 300 euros in the maximum configuration. I'm always tempted to answer with a counter question: Why is a beautiful classic VW Beetle convertible so much more expensive than a newer VW Golf?

The clamshell iBook not only looks iconic, but also has marathon runner qualities. Like 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 for the second revision, which irons out the worst mistakes. The new MacBook and MacBook Pro series are so highly tuned (and correspondingly hot) that their lifespan is foreseeable.

Appledefects.com provides information about common production errors.

Without the additional purchase of the expensive Apple Care Protection warranty extension, you really shouldn't let anyone out of the store. Those who are smart sell their portable Mac after the warranty has expired for fear of having to reckon with an expensive total write-off.

The alternative would actually be to manufacture products that simply work. That was already possible.

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As a design object, the clamshell iBook has even found its place in the renowned Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York. Here it is in the Architecture and Design department alongside the G4 Cube, the first iPod, the iMac G4 Desktop, the Apple iSub and the G4 Cube Speakers.

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The Second Edition models were presented at the Apple Expo 2000 in Paris.

The advantages in detail:

- Processor clock 366Mhz and 466Mhz, modified IBM PowerPC 750cx processor, with lower power consumption (4 watts instead of 7 watts) with 256 KB level 2 (L2) cache that ran as fast as the CPU

- ATA 66 instead of ATA 33 controller with higher data throughput

- 8MB instead of 4MB graphics, DVD films can be played back

- Larger hard disk 10 GB instead of 6 or 3.2 GB

- Video out (composite) connection for PAL or NTSC

- Firewire port

- DVD drive (only 466 Mhz models)