Apple iBook Laptop M8860LL/A (700-MHz PowerPC G3, 128MB RAM, 20 GB Hard Drive)

by Apple

Product Details

Product Manual [7.85mb PDF]

• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 11.2 x 1.4 inches ; 4.9 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 10.1 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B00007DWC2
• Item model number: M8860LL/A
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: November 6, 2002

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Now there's even more to love about Apple's iBook notebook. Weighing in at a respectable 4.9 pounds and featuring a 700 MHz PowerPC G3 processor, a 20 GB hard drive, and 128 MB of RAM--plus AirPort wireless networking and FireWire, USB, and Ethernet ports--the iBook connects to hundreds of peripherals designed to fit your life.

This system features a brilliant 12.1-inch TFT XGA active-matrix display and razor-sharp 1,024 x 768 resolution. It's the perfect place for doing everything from working on spreadsheets to displaying your movies and digital pictures in millions of colors. (Incidentally, the iBook display scales down beautifully, again with millions of colors, for special games and applications optimized for 800 x 600 or 640 x 480 resolutions.)

Included is a CD-ROM drive for playing games and music CDs, and buyers have the option of upgrading to a DVD-ROM for enjoying DVD movies. The 700 MHz iBook ships with a 20 GB hard drive that provides exceptional storage space. In addition, this system comes with the ATI Mobility Radeon graphics accelerator with 16 MB of SDRAM and AGP 2x support for gorgeous 3-D graphics.

The iBook also comes loaded with iPhoto, iTunes, iMovie, and iDVD application software, making it easier than ever before to manage your digital images, video, and music.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Computer, excellent size, fantastic price., January 10, 2003

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Joshua A. Leonard (San Francisco, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Apple iBook Laptop M8860LL/A (700-MHz PowerPC G3, 128MB RAM, 20 GB Hard Drive) (Personal Computers)

This iBook is my first foray into the Mac world (making me a switcher I guess) and I must say, I am impressed and pleased. I got this laptop because it would be an easy and cheap way to check out mac products. I actually hook it up to a 19" monitor when I am home, or sometimes just sit in my lazyboy chair and work from there. Those who complain about the screen size seem to miss the point. It is small, light, and extremely portable. It would be small if this was your only computer, but for a laptop it is perfect. It isn't incredibly fast of course, but with a little bit more RAM it does everything I need it to (Word, Photos, E-mail & Web, etc). It is also, quite simply the most stable, beautiful, and fun computer I have ever owned. Mac osX is the operating system we have all known could and should be. It simply does not crash, and looks good in the process. The loaded software is also excellent. iTunes, iChat, iPhoto etc. are fun and solid. The battery life is great. I don't think this will be the last mac I ever buy. They are certainly more expensive, but the quality is superior and immediately apparent. Little touches make the difference. If you are looking for a very cheap entry into the macintosh promised land, this is the way to go.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 12 inch screen is nice size, January 9, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Apple iBook Laptop M8860LL/A (700-MHz PowerPC G3, 128MB RAM, 20 GB Hard Drive) (Personal Computers)

This is the ultimate portable size. The person who complained that the 12" screen is too small doesn't get the point. The whole computer, when folded, is exactly the same size as a small standard notebook. It fits well in places others won't, and the screen is very high quality (not like some of the [stuff] you see on other brands).

As to the ignorant complaint that the G3 chip is outdated, the G3 has been updated numerous times, not just in clock speed, since its introduction. It will most likely be dropped in favor of the G4 at the end of the year, but it is a great chip in its own right, and the speed is fine. Every computer uses a chip that will be dropped or changed by the end of the year, by the way.

You won't find a better value for a small, basic laptop computer.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Actually portable portable., December 24, 2002

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Singletrack Blazer (Huntersville, NC USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Apple iBook Laptop M8860LL/A (700-MHz PowerPC G3, 128MB RAM, 20 GB Hard Drive) (Personal Computers)

The iBook is very portable. It is about the same size as a spiral-bound notebook. It's not much heavier at under 5 pounds. Some people may think that the 12.1" screen is too small, but for me it is just the right size for a laptop. If the screen got much bigger, it would no longer be truly portable. There is no squinting going on to see the display, Apple ships the highest quality displays of any PC manufacturer...I highly recommend this iBook. Especially if it's going to be your first Mac like mine was. I'd also recommend buying a 256MB or maybe even 512MB stick of Crucial® RAM to go with it -- installation is incredibly easy. Apple even has videos of how to do it on their support site.