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Apple Releases New iBooks

Apple has updated their website to reflect new iBooks that have been announced today.

- New trackpad lets you scroll horizontally, vertically or pan around the screen
- Sudden Motion sensor protects the hard drive in free-fall
- Built in Bluetooth 2.0 and Airport Extreme
- iLife '05

12" 1.33GHz G4, 512MB RAM, 40GB HD, Combo Drive - $999
14" 1.42GHz G4, 512MB RAM, 60GB HD, Super Drive - $1299

The full press release can be found here.
This update puts to rest rumors of a Widescreen iBook which originated with Digitimes in April -- further underscoring Digitimes' unreliability

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86 months ago
Maybe if we are lucky, they will update Powerbooks to have its 512 of ram in one slot like the iBook, because what a pain in the ass to upgrade.

Still, 4200 RPM hardrives too. Forget this, I love the iBook and all, but I'm going for the powerbook. If this was apples strategy I guessed it work. The iBook's specs aren't high enough now i have to spend an extra $300.
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86 months ago
w00t now bring the store back online... that 12"er is MINE!
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86 months ago
Great. Now the school kids will be happy.
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86 months ago
9 month wait. This is a terrible update.
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86 months ago
Eh..... so much for widescreen.
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86 months ago

Maybe if we are lucky, they will update Powerbooks to have its 512 of ram in one slot like the iBook, because what a pain in the ass to upgrade.


The PB's have been like that for a while.

What a boring update though - nothing very exciting at all... very minor
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86 months ago

Maybe if we are lucky, they will update Powerbooks to have its 512 of ram in one slot like the iBook, because what a pain in the ass to upgrade.

The RAM on the powerbooks aren't that hard to upgrade, it's only 3 screws to remove the memory cover.

The one RAM in one slot on the iBook is almost impossible to upgrade as it is soldered directly on the motherboard.
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86 months ago
so now, my 1.33GHz Powerbook only has a better graphics card... and was about $500 more. But it was still worth it at the time. I also like the keyboard much better.
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86 months ago
Any idea on what's happening?
Perhaps we're getting a new look store?
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86 months ago
Also updated is the graphics card.

ATI Mobility Radeon 9550 with 32MB of dedicated DDR SDRAM
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