Apple has enhanced its popular iBook line of consumer and education notebooks with faster PowerPC G3 processors up to 600MHz, a new system bus running up to 100MHz, larger hard drives up to 20GB and now 128MB of RAM standard across the line.
"The iBook is Apple`s best selling portable ever," said Greg Joswiak, Apple`s senior director of Hardware Product Marketing. "Now available with more speed, more storage and more memory, the new iBooks are an incredible value too."
Powered by a fast 500MHz or 600MHz PowerPC G3 processor, all iBook models now offer 128MB of SDRAM. For additional performance, the 600MHz iBook includes a 100MHz system bus. Featuring either a 15GB or 20GB hard drive, iBook customers can choose from a CD-ROM, DVD-ROM or DVD-ROM/CD-RW "Combo" drive for both burning CDs and watching movies on DVDs.
The iBook line offers an impressive set of features in every model, including:
- an impact resistant polycarbonate enclosure;
- a crisp 12.1-inch (diagonal) active-matrix 1024-by-768 resolution TFT XGA display;
- new 600MHz or 500MHz PowerPC G3 processors with 256K level 2 cache;
- new 128MB SDRAM standard, with expansion up to 640MB;
- ATI Rage Mobility 128 graphics controller with 8MB RAM and AGP 2X;
- 15GB or 20GB Ultra ATA hard drives;
- AirPort-ready with integrated antennae and card slot for wireless Internet access;
- USB and FireWire ports;
- VGA video out and composite video out with optional Apple AV cable;
- built-in 56K modem and 10/100BASE-T Ethernet;
- built-in microphone and stereo speakers;
- iTunes* MP3 digital "jukebox" software and iMovie 2 digital video editing software;
- new Mac OS X v10.1, Apple`s next-generation operating system pre-installed, as well as Classic Mac OS 9.2.1; and
- a new small, lightweight power adapter.
Details of pricing and availability in SA will be available shortly.
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