New Mac for college
A friend needed a recommendation for a Mac for a college student who has always lived in the PC world. I thought an iBook would fill the bill, giving enough size, power and still be portable for those trips to the lab, home, to friends’ rooms, etc.
This was my recommendation.
M9623LL/A
1.2 GHz G4 processor
FireWire 400
USB 2.0 2 ports
Ethernet 10/100, 56K modem
Airport Extreme
Combo drive (reads and writes CDs, reads DVDs)
Audio
Built-in speakers, stereo headphone jack, built-in microphone
Video
VGA video output for external display or projector, adapter included
S-video and composite video output to TV or projector (needs Video Adapter)
Battery
50-watt-hour lithium-ion battery provides up to 6 hours (not really, that’s if it’s not doing anything)
Size and weight
Height: 1.35 inches
Width: 11.2 inches
Depth: 9.06 inches
Weight: 4.9 pounds
Options:
bluetooth yes
256 SDRAM
80GB ATA HD
AppleCare
Total $1425 plus tax ($120.00)
RAMM from Apple 1GB is $500.00
RAMM from DMS 1 GB is $162.00 including shipping.
$1700.00 Total for the iBook, tax, RAMM, AppleCare
Well, this morning I found out they went to the Apple Store and got a G5 iMac, not portable, but oh so beautiful.
We’ll see if she is happy with her choice.
What do you think?
I think you can’t go wrong with a Mac (granted, I’m partial as we’ve used only Macs since 85.) The only drawback with her choice might be if she’s a hard science major and needs specialized PC software for something like math or engineering. Our college son has a Mac at school for creative things like video editing and an HP laptop which runs applications that compile computer programs.
Posted by Karen Winters on 05/04 at 12:17 PMHi Karen,
She is in science, but I am not sure which one. Her family is pretty hard core PC, so I am sure she will have no trouble using one for school if she needs it. So now she has the best of both worlds.
I did mention to my friend to tell her friend about the overheating problems with G5 iMacs, and she was glad, because she had left it running all the time, not even asleep, and it was getting very hot.
Posted by Margaret Greentree on 05/05 at 05:52 AM
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