13inch iBook?

I wonder what the case change is all about. I personally liked the idea of getting one of the glossy white ones, but it sounds like that might change. Do the current ones scratch easily?

Why would they make a 13in. iBook? Does 13in. offer anything better than either the 12 or the 14? Why would they bother paying for the construction of a new size that doesn't offer anything that we don't already have?:confused:

The footprint of the current iBook is very nice. I think there's room to fit a 13" screen in a similar footprint.

Some folks complain that the current 12" iBook screen is too small to read at 1024x768. However, most people are still buying the 12" over the 14" model because of the size factor.

While it doesn't seem like the iBook design is very old, it could stand to be a bit thinner and lighter.

Here's to hoping that the next iBook has the same physical footprint of the existing model, but thinner with less heft.

Originally posted by oldMac
The footprint of the current iBook is very nice. I think there's room to fit a 13" screen in a similar footprint.

Some folks complain that the current 12" iBook screen is too small to read at 1024x768. However, most people are still buying the 12" over the 14" model because of the size factor.

While it doesn't seem like the iBook design is very old, it could stand to be a bit thinner and lighter.

Here's to hoping that the next iBook has the same physical footprint of the existing model, but thinner with less heft.

I concur, the iBook screen is rather small, that's why I didn't buy it (the G3 also)!! So I got a TiBook, which has a bigger screen and it is lighter!!!

Originally posted by xrhajj


I concur, the iBook screen is rather small, that's why I didn't buy it (the G3 also)!! So I got a TiBook, which has a bigger screen and it is lighter!!!

The TiPB is lighter than the 14" iBook but heavier than the 12" iBook.

Just to echo what everyone else has said... if Apple wants to pack a larger screen/faster processor into the size of the current 12" iBook, without any additional weight, I'd say go for it.

I was a long time Duo user and loved the size and weight of those machines. I rarely found/find myself needing a floppy/CD-ROM(DVD, CD-R) and would love to see an "Executive" type PowerBook that is the same thickness as the TiPB but the length and width of iBook and weights 3-3.5lbs (a la the Dell Latitude X200 or C400). I'm a developer (Java/DB/Web) who takes my iBook with me everywhere and every extra ounce I don't have to carry my back thanks me.

As a teacher, I could really use a G4 iBook with a case that won't depress me with scratches and dings.

I hope too that the cheap latch arrangement on the iBook will be replaced by a two-latch system that keeps the lid on straight instead of a lopsided or gull-winged looking mess.

Also, a slight lip on the edge of the lid will cover the air gap between screen and keyboard, so that debris will not fall into the gap (screen) and so that the closed iBook will not look like a cheap cigar box with a warped lid.

With JAGUAR's Universal Access ZOOM feature (which I have tried and it ROCKS) , the small text size will be ameliorated . Thank goodness for this zoom !!!!!!
I was getting really fed up with holding a loupe up to my iMac every time I used the Mac HELP menu with it's tiny print that is fixed in size !!!

---gooddog

It doesn't matter how you get there,
when you don't know where you are going.

I especially am interested in the "poly-mosquito material"

September 18 of 2002 day
* With the frame where the iBook is new even within year announcement
According to information, 13 inch liquid crystal (the resolution 1024x768) from the poly- mosquito where the iBook of loading has the current model glossy, like the iMac the mat it becomes the frame of white, development is last stage when destined for the announcement within year, it is thing. That the poly- mosquito material where with the iBook of the new frame, like the current model apple logograph does not shine and is modified, with the back light chrome is plated in the palm rest section is glossy is adopted it seems

cool, whats the diff, the screen will be like an old imac , well a touch smaller

I would prefer an ibook vs the powerbook, but I don't like the fact that the usb, firewire, etc ports are on the left side. If I were to attach a usb mouse, and since I'm right handed, i have to string the cord all the way around....(No offense to the lefties out there, but I believe right handed people are the majority). Perhaps if the usb ports were on the left side, I'd be happy, or even better, put all ports on the back like the powerbook. I realize that the screen hinge would be in the way, but I didn't like the way the screen was connected to the base either.
Does anyone else feel this way?...