Apple iBook G3 600
The iBook still manages to hang around even well after the release of the Titanium PowerBook. The iBook still however has more than enough grunt under the bonnet.
At the heart of the iBook is a 600MHz PowerPC G3 processor, 256MB of RAM, and a 20GB IBM hard disk drive. The iBook also has a 14.1in LCD display and a combo DVD/CD-RW drive. The display is nice and sharp, and very vivid at the same time. It has a built-in antenna and card slot for an optional 11Mbps Airport card (802.11b compliant).
However, we have a few complaints about the iBook. You can only expand the main memory to 640MB, and it only ships with 8MB of video memory. The iBook doesn't have any legacy ports.
We didn't benchmark the iBook simply because there aren't any comprehensive cross-platform benchmarks that can run on either a Mac or PC. We have used Photoshop bench in the past, but that only really measures the relative CPU performance in Photoshop.
| Product: | Apple iBook G3 600 |
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| Price: | AU$3995 |
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| Vendor: | Apple |
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| Phone: | 133 622 |
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| Web: | www.apple.com.au |
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| Interoperability: |
No legacy connectors. |
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| Futureproofing: |
Limited expandability, especially with memory. |
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| ROI: |
A little on the expensive side these days. |
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| Service: |
1 Year Warranty. |
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