Programming Coffee

The new line of iBooks weren’t quite as grande as I hoped they would be, but hey, a guy can dream right? The new computers are quite nice. They pretty much bundle in a couple of the upgrades you would have normally gone out and bought anyways (extra RAM, bluetooth, larger hard drive.

$999 - 12″ iBook
1.33GHz PowerPC G4 - up from 1.2GHz!
512K L2 cache @1.33GHz
512MB memory (DDR333 SDRAM) - up from 256MB!
12.1-inch TFT Display
1024×768 resolution
ATI Mobility Radeon 9550
32MB DDR video memory
40GB Ultra ATA hard drive - up from 30GB!
Combo Drive (DVD-ROM/CD-RW)
Built-in AirPort Extreme
Built-in Bluetooth 2.0+EDR - New Feature!
Scrolling Trackpad - New Feature!
Sudden Motion Sensor - New Feature!

And then of course there was the Mac Mini, these computers offered an inexpensive solution to Windows users who were skeptical about entering the “pricey” Apple market (which is not true…). But they Mac Mini really lacked as far as the specs were concerned. Its good to know that Apple felt the same way, and definately made the new line of Mac Minis a real bargain.

$599 - Mac Mini
1.42GHz PowerPC G4
512MB DDR333 SDRAM - up from 256MB!
ATI Radeon 9200
32MB DDR video memory
80GB Ultra ATA hard drive
Combo drive (DVD/CD-RW)
DVI or VGA video output
Built-in AirPort Extreme and Bluetooth - New Feature!
Optional 56k Internal Modem