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Apple iBook Notebook 12.1

Apple iBook Notebook 12.1" M9164LL/A (800-MHz PowerPC G4, 256 MB RAM, 30 GB Hard Drive, DVD/CD-RW Drive)
Manufacturer: Apple Computer
Product Type: Personal Computer

Editorial Review:
Product Description
The world's best-loved consumer portable gets an impressive makeover with a superfast PowerPC G4 processor, a new architecture, a slot-loading optical drive and enhanced wireless networking capabilities.Perfect for everything from doing your homework to playing games, and from watching DVD movies to burning your own music CDs, the 4.9-pound iBook G4 fits snugly in your backpack - and your life.You'll never run out of cool things you can do with your iBook. Pop open the lid and you'll find everything you need to surf the Internet, create cool websites, share photos, build a music library, edit video movies, send and receive emails, solve math problems, write reports and more.
Amazon.com Product Description
Those who've considered Apple's amazing new PowerBook G4 series of portable computers but can't quite justify the expense would do well to explore its less expensive, slightly less capable sibling, the iBook G4. Available in three flavors, the iBook G4 doesn't sport PowerBook amenities such as DVD burning and massive widescreen displays, yet all three models feature superb connectivity, subcompact dimensions, and impressive battery life. This particular unit, the entry-level iBook G4 12-inch M9164LL/A, is the most affordable mobile computer in the entire Apple roster.

Featuring a spry power section consisting of an 800 MHz PowerPC G4 processor and 256 MB RAM (expandable to 640 MB), the system packs enough raw muscle for most typical mobile computing tasks. However, the real surprise comes in its 3-D rendering capabilities. Unlike many comparably equipped notebooks, the iBook G4 12-inch features an ATI Mobility Radeon 9200 video chipset with 32 MB of dedicated DDR SDRAM memory. Thusly, it will efficiently handle demanding applications such as 3-D drawing and even some 3-D gaming.

At just 11.2 by 9.1 by 1.3 inches and a scant 4.9 pounds, the iBook G4 12-inch is downright tiny. Yet when you flip the lid you'll find such desirable perks as a full-size 77-key keyboard with 12 function keys and four arrow keys, a trackpad with double-tap and drag capabilities, a smallish but crystal clear 12.1-inch display capable of 1024x768 resolution, and a combination CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive through which you can burn audio CDs, archive files and play the latest Hollywood blockbusters. For storing your files, Apple has installed a serviceable 30 GB hard disk -- enough space for general use but too little for serious multimedia archiving.

Connectivity options include an integrated 56K modem for dial-up communications, a 10/100BASE-T Ethernet port for LAN and high-speed Internet and email, and two high-speed USB 2.0 ports and one FireWire 400 port for external high-tech toys such as scanners, digital cameras and digital camcorders. Users can also purchase an Apple AirPort Extreme Card for wireless communication and an internal Bluetooth module to interact with future cordless Bluetooth devices such as cell phones and PDAs.

Bundled software includes Apple's newest operating system, Mac OS X v.10.3 Panther, and a broad range of highly useable multimedia utilities. Under ideal conditions, battery life is estimated at a stunning six hours.

Average customer rating: 3.5

Portable and Easy to Use
Don't buy this item, very unreliable
Gotta love USB storage

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SimpleTech 60 GB 2.5" Portable Simpledrive USB 2.0 Silver

Manufacturer: SimpleTech Technology
Product Group: CE
Binding: Electronics
ASIN: B000FTNHH4

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Product Description

SimpleDrive Portable Storage is the easiest way to add fast, portable, and reliable storage to any desktop or notebook computer. With USB 2.0 connections, this external hard drive enables reliable and fast data transfer speeds, up to 480Mb/second!Setup is a snap because this Mass Storage Compliant Portable External Hard Drive is 100% compatible with any system that has a USB 2.0 or 1.1-connector. Engineered for portability, performance and reliability, SimpleTech's high speed, high capacity drives are ideal for any storage need, including digital music, movies and photographs.

Customer Reviews:

Portable and Easy to Use.......2007-04-25

One of the first questions a help desk asks you when you call to complain about your computer not working is: "Have you backed up your files?" Most people I know don't back up their files and cuss up and down when their hard drives fails and loses all their files. So BE PROACTIVE! This little handy-dandy easy-to-use external disk drive is great! I highly recommend it.

Don't buy this item, very unreliable.......2007-04-17

I bought this drive to take some of the clutter off my computer. After I completely transfered over 11 gigs of pictures from my study abroad in Ecuador, the drive crashed... For no reason, no damage occurred and I didn't use it improperly. There is no customer support for recovery of data, and even an outside technician failed to recover any of my pictures. I wouldn't ever recommend this to anyone, especially with the lack of customer support. And due to the fact that they are completely unreliable. You shouldn't need to back-up your back-up.

Gotta love USB storage.......2007-03-07

So far this has been a great little unit for drag and drop file storage. I mainly use this little guy as mp3 storage that I carry around with me. I love not having to plug in a power adapter.

Transfer can be a little slow, given the slow rpm of the drive its not surprising though. It's nothing I can't deal with though.

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