Apple iBook G4 Review

Overall Rating

After nearly four fabulous years with my Apple Ibook G4 Laptop, I am finally ready to let go of it. However, the ironic thing is that I don't NEED a new computer, I've just come to the blatant realization that it is time for a new one since I use it so often.
Prior to purchasing my Ibook G4 back in 2006 for $1100, I owned two laptop computers. The first one was an HP that I purchased at Best Buy for $600. It lasted 11 months before it was completely inoperable. After that I purchased a Dell for $700 which stopped working properly after a mere five months. I finally came to the ultimate yet blatant realization that computers with Windows operating systems simply were not built to last. My friends and family were having the same problem with their computers, they simply were not lasting.

Back in 2006 I knew nothing about Macs other than the fact that they were double the price of a PC. I did not know anyone who owned one or had ever owned one, but I decided to take a daring move. I was starting college in the fall and decided I wanted an Apple computer for my HS graduation.

My father and I were shocked when we arrived at the Mac Store (then an hour from my house) by the prices. The CHEAPEST computer was the Apple Ibook G4 which I purchased for $1100. This was quite an astonishment because in the PC Realm, $1100 will get you one of the most expensive computers.

I got the basic model. It has a small, 12 inch screen which I find cute, it had a 1.33 GHZ PowerPC Processor and 512 MB of memory. These statistics sound terrible today but three years ago they were fairly impressive. My father and I left feeling somewhat hesitant about spending so much money on a computer we knew nothing about.

FAS% FORWARD 3 YEARS: the computer works JUST AS WELL TODAY as it did the day I bought it. I know that is a difficult claim to comprehend but it is the honest truth. As sppn as my friends checked out my MAC, 4 of them had one within 3 months. All of a sudden, my college computer lab is filled with Apple Desktops as opposed to the usual PC's.

One of the best things about Mac;s that I find is the notion that you CANNOT receive viruses or pop-ups becase those types of things are designedd for PC's/.

The ciomputet travels with considerable ease and displaus a great deal of durability. Over thecourse of my ownership of this item, I have lugged it to school Atlantic City, Maryland, Florida, etc. and there have been NO detrimental effects.

You could purchase a $500 Dell/HP/Toshiba for $600 that will last you a year. Or you can purchase a Mac for $1100 that will last you five years. You do the math.

Rating: 10