Apple iBook Laptop 14" M9419LL/A (1.25-GHz PowerPC G4, 256 MB RAM, 60 GB Hard Drive, DVD/CD-RW Drive)

by Apple

Product Details

• Item Weight: 11.8 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 14 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B00022AEB6
• Item model number: M9419LL/A
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: April 19, 2004

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Like to carry around a notebook that delivers exceptional power at an affordable price? Then pick up an iBook G4. With a faster PowerPC G4 processor running at 1.2GHz--optional DVD-burning SuperDrive, expanded memory capacity, advanced wireless networking capabilities, and the impressive stability provided by Mac OS X version 10.3 "Panther", iBook G4 brings truly impressive performance to everyday life.

Perfect for the activities you engage in each and every day--surfing the web, getting and sending email, chatting up a storm, doing your homework, playing games, listening to CDs, watching DVD movies, or creating your own musical compositions--iBook G4 fits snugly in your backpack and comfortably in your digital life.

Go Anywhere. Handle Anything.
iBook G4 offers an extra long battery life which features up to an incredible 6 hours of battery life. Many consumer notebooks offer you less than half that amount of battery life. Less than half. Not iBook G4. Thanks to the special energy-saving features built into the PowerPC G4 processor, the ATI Mobility Radeon 9200 graphics processor, and Mac OS X Panther itself, iBook G4 consumes energy highly efficiently. Result: you can work much longer untethered.

The 14.1-inch iBook model weighs just 5.9 pounds. Lightweight, iBook G4 is also thin — a svelte 1.35 inches to be exact — making this impressive notebook small enough to fit in a backpack and light enough to carry around all day.

From the standpoint of a laptop, the inside of a backpack can be a rather jarring environment, one filled with bumps and even the occasional bounce. That's why Apple designed the iBook G4 from inside out to stand up to the rigors of a fairly strenuous life on the go. After all, you shouldn’t have to walk softly just because you’re carrying the world’s most appealing notebook.

First off, Apple made the iBook’s sleek white case out of ultratough, impact-resistant polycarbonate plastic — the same high-grade material used in bulletproof glass. While that measure alone might have allowed iBook to comfortably survive everyday use and abuse, Apple took the idea of protecting your investment quite seriously. Inside, a sturdy magnesium frame provides superior strength, while reducing the weight of the iBook G4 to well below that of other full-featured PC notebooks. Apple even rubber-mounted the hard disk drive for added bump tolerance, so you can store all of your digital goodies on your iBook and still enjoy peace of mind. What’s more, the iBook has no I/O doors, protruding elements — and no tray, either — to break or snap off when tucked into a backpack or briefcase.

Power adapter When you’re ready to take your iBook G4 out of your backpack and plug it in, you’ll find a well-designed, square-shaped power adapter that will serve all your needs. The adapter, which fits easily in your hand, has retractable hooks that let you wrap the DC cord for neater storage. While you can use the included AC plug to connect the adapter directly into a nearby wall outlet, your iBook also includes a separate AC Cord that lets you plug into an outlet up to 12 feet away. Colored LED lights show charging status. An amber ring indicates that your battery is recharging, while a green ring tells you that you have a full charge.

Need performance?
The M9418LL/A iBook comes with a 1.2GHz PowerPC G4 processor with Velocity Engine and 512K Level 2 Cache. Can you say “speedy.” To maximize its speed, Apple pairs the G4 processor with a fast 133MHz system bus and 256MB of onboard memory to accelerate calculations and make your applications scream. And you’ll also be glad to hear that you can boost memory capacity to a remarkable 1.25GB of memory. How many applications would you like to run at the same time?

The M9418LL/A iBook comes well equipped with a 60 GB capacity hard drive. With iBook’s slot-loading Combo Drives you can watch DVDs, play music CDs, and burn your own data CDs and music CDs.

An impressive display
The iBook offers brilliant 1024-by-768-pixel resolution — ideal for doing everything from working on spreadsheets to displaying your movies and digital pictures in millions of colors. What’s more, the iBook display scales down beautifully, again with millions of colors, for special games and applications optimized for 800-by-600 or 640-by-480 pixel resolutions. And both come powered by an ATI Mobility Radeon 9200 graphics processor with 32MB of dedicated video memory and AGP 4x support for dazzling 3D graphics that bring games to life.

Mac OS X Panther The iBook comes with Mac OS X version 10.3 “Panther,” Apple’s easy-to-use, next-generation operating system. Mac OS X Panther gives you over 150 new features, including Exposé (for making the most of the real estate on your screen), Fast User Switching (perfect for families who share one computer system), and FileVault (ironclad security for all the files on your hard disk). Naturally, you also get the Internet to go, with automatic networking to make connecting a snap: Mac OS X senses whether you’re connecting from home, school or the office — and configures your system automatically. And with Mac OS X’s Instant On feature, your iBook wakes from sleep instantly when you open it.

A new point of view
The world’s most elegant user interface just got easier. A completely new Finder provides a vastly improved view of the system, with one-click access to your favorite files and folders, whether on your hard drive, iDisk, network servers or removable media. On top of that, Panther returns search results as you type in queries to find your stuff, refining the list as you narrow options. Sure you could quantify that as up to six times faster than Jaguar, but you’ll probably think Panther’s done almost before you stop typing. It’s just that fast. Compare that to finding files on a Windows-based machine and, well, there’s simply no comparison.

Mac OS X has evolved. The fourth major release in just three years, Panther offers breakthroughs in innovation, ease of use and reliability that won’t be seen in other operating systems for years, if ever. If you’re one of the millions of Mac owners, you’ll love the powerful refinements to your system. Or as a user of a Windows- or UNIX-based system, you’ll find mouth-watering incentives to switch to a Mac as your main computer.

Enjoy the digital lifestyle
You’ll never run out of amazing things to do with your iBook. Especially since every iBook ships with the entire suite of iLife ’04 applications — iTunes, iMovie, iPhoto, GarageBand, and iDVD. Apple’s award-winning software suite lets you create your own music CDs, manage your digital photos, edit pro-quality movies, write your own music with drag-and-drop ease, and author DVD projects, too. What’s more, the entire suite works seamlessly together, so you can easily bring your photos into iMovie and songs from your iTunes music library into iMovie, iPhoto, and iDVD. You won’t find anything like it on a PC.

Product Description

Apple M9419LL/A 14" iBook - Like a lot of laptops, this iBook from Apple features enough power and features to handle most daily computing tasks. However, unlike a lot of laptops, this iBook is built like a tank! The sleek white case is made from ultra-tough, impact-resistant polycarbonate plastic - the same stuff used in bulletproof glass (although the iBook definitely is NOT bulletproof!). It also has a sturdy magnesium frame inside that provides strength, while reducing the weight. Even the hard drive is pampered with rubber-mounting! 14.1 Display ATI Mobility Radeon 9200 graphics with 32MB of DDR SDRAM Ports - 1 FireWire 400, 2 USB 2.0, VGA, S-Video & Composite (requires optional Apple Video Adapter), & 10/100 Ethernet 56k v.92 Fax Modem 802.11g AirPort Extreme Wireless Ethernet Built-in Includes - AC adapter, lithium-ion battery, Apple VGA Adapter, Mac OS X 10.3 Panther, Classic Environment, iChat AV, Safari, Sherlock, Address Book, QuickTime, iLife, iSync, iCal, DVD Player, AppleWorks, OS X Chess, Quicken 2004 for Mac, World Book 2004 Edition, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4, Deimos Rising & more

Customer Reviews

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44 of 46 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Windows user changes religions, April 27, 2004

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owlicenight (Washington, DC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Apple iBook Laptop 14" M9419LL/A (1.25-GHz PowerPC G4, 256 MB RAM, 60 GB Hard Drive, DVD/CD-RW Drive) (Personal Computers)

They are few, but express their happiness, their deep satisfaction, so well. They proselytize sometimes, not often, and it is with clear conviction. They often give off the aura of knowing something you don't know but could discover, if only you were brave enough to follow their narrower path.

I have been listening to them off and on since I left the fold twenty years ago. I made a common choice, a change, when I felt abandoned, or rather shut out, from the fold.

Recently, however, after years of aggravation along the path I'd been following, their words started to hit home. I started to long for their satisfaction, their joy, the ease with which they got things done.

Lately I've been talking to them about their choice, asking questions, opening up about my fears and doubts, and, for the first time since leaving, began to think about joining once more.

Yesterday, I visited, talked much more with them, and decided: yes, it was right to change religions, and I did it right there, right then.

I bought a Mac, a 14-inch 1.25GHz G4 iBook. Here is what "changing religions" means for this once-upon-a-time Apple II user who has been working in the PC world since 1983 (I remember CP/M!).

It's been less than 24 hours since I first opened the box, and in that interval, I've set up the iBook for Internet access, both for dialup and for a new wireless network, as I'd bought an AirPort Extreme Base, too, did laundry, surfed, retrieved and answered email, slept, made my 100-mile Monday commute, and worked a full day.

And I'm typing this review in a word processing package I saw for the first time just minutes ago.

Apple has done an excellent job of making it easy for someone to set up this computer, even someone who has spent 20+ years working with and on PCs of a different flavor. I woke up my 10-year-old son this morning by handing him the iBook, already on and connected through AirPort, with a cheery "Would you like to surf the Web in bed while I get my shower?"

The iBook comes with a start-up guide which is clear, well-written, and easy to follow. All the information I needed to get to this point was within the first half of this very slim volume. I pulled the iBook and the start-up guide out of the box, and within literally 30 minutes, the iBook was set up and connected to the Web. It would have been faster, but I had to wait for the Dell laptop I use to boot up so I could get the phone number of my ISP. (Dinosaur that I am, yes, I do use dialup.)

The keyboard is fullsize but not large; those with big hands and fingers might find the PowerBook a bit easier to use. That said, I've had no problem whatsoever typing on the keyboard, except to try to remember it's not Ctrl-C to cut and Ctrl-V to paste and that the delete key functions as a backspace and does not delete the letter to the right of the cursor. Tactile feedback is good and the keys are comfortable.

Typed text is not as clear as on the Dell Inspiron 8100 I have been using (which has a brilliantly clear screen), but I suspect there is a setting I can adjust which will make the text sharper. It's perfectly legible even to my failing eyes, but not as clear as I would like. Icons and graphics are sharp and the screen is nice and bright. Adjustments for brightness are clearly marked on the keyboard.

The software interface is outstanding. It's familiar enough to this Windows user to not cause disorientation, but looks fresher and cleaner.

The Dock, a bar of applications icons, comes up along the bottom of the screen after first setting up the iBook, and has nearly everything on it you will first use and want to explore.

The iBook comes with AppleWorks 6 (about which I know nothing, but which has a word processor that is obviously easy enough to use to type this review.... and play around with formatting, word count, text attributes, and so on; I expect the presentation and spreadsheet software are just as easy to use), a suite of tools for the "rest of your life" called iLife (which includes iChat, iTunes, iPhoto, iMovie, iDVD, iCal[endar] and Garage Band, a music sequencer that will likely take up the rest of my evening), and Safari, which is Apple's browser.

And a host of other software, including an encyclopedia, games, and Quicken.

I had compared this iBook with the next model down, the 14" 1 GHz iBook which falls in the middle of the three iBook offerings from Apple. I was all set to get the middle model, to which I would have added a 60 Gb drive (instead of the 40 Gb it came with), another 256 Mb SDRAM (to boost it to 512), and an AirPort Extreme card (so I could use wireless networking). But...with the price difference between the two models only $200 and the 1.2 GHz iBook already having the AirPort Extreme card and a 60 Gb hard drive, it didn't make financial sense to stay with the middle model.

I still need to boost the memory -- 256 Mb is standard, with that on one chip which leaves the other slot open for another chip (unlike the middle model, which has two 128 Mb chips, requiring you to discard one to boost the memory, unless you buy the computer online rather than from an Apple store).

I cannot abandon the Windows world, as I work in it, but to change computer religions and have Apple make it so easy to do so makes this former Apple II user happy indeed.

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Aesthetic Wonder, August 4, 2004

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Katie Westfall (AZ, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Apple iBook Laptop 14" M9419LL/A (1.25-GHz PowerPC G4, 256 MB RAM, 60 GB Hard Drive, DVD/CD-RW Drive) (Personal Computers)

I bought this laptop in May of 2004 to use in college. Before deciding upon on which computer, I researched for a very long time. I spent hours looking at the Gateway, Toshiba, Sony, Apple, and even Dell websites. It came down to an Apple iBook or a Gateway. I went with the iBook and I've never looked back.

I couldn't wait to get home and set it up, which was very simple to do: plug it into the wall and click a few buttons. That's it.

The first thing that astounded me was the bright screen and the aesthetics of it all (exterior, desktop, icons). It's beautiful. When I look at the other laptops my family has, they're all bulky looking, black, and with a rough-ish texture. My iBook is sleek, smooth, and white as ever. The Apple logo on the top lights up when it's turned on!

Mac OS X Panther is wonderful. It's so easy to use and navigate through. There is a dock on the bottom on my desktop (which can be hidden, minimized, enlarged, moved to left or right) that holds my most used applications and the ones I have minimized. The applications can be removed from the dock or added to it by click and drag. Apple makes it easy to locate files within the hard drive through a browser-like window. The first time I plugged in my digital camera, it automatically opened iPhoto and asked if I wanted to import the photographs. No software was necessary. iPhoto is a great, easy-to-use application alongside iChat, Mail, Safari, Stickies, iMovie, iCal, and Sherlock. With Mail, I have configured my .Mac account and school account so that when I open it, it checks both mailboxes for me. Safari surpasses Internet Explorer in unthinkable ways, notably it's bookmarking features and on-site Google search bar. Sherlock is an investigative program that I use to look up movie showtimes. I typed in my postal zip code and it listed the nearby theatres with the titles of movies playing and their showtimes. When I chose a film, it brought up a summary, rating, the poster, cast list, and most of the time the movie trailer. Sherlock also has an image search and eBay search. Also, and I use this a lot the F9 and F11 (by default) keys help you to see which windows you currently have opened and clear them from your view to make your desktop visible, which is a great feature when you have many applications running.

Because I run about three to four applications at a time, I upgraded the memory. It came with 256MB RAM, but I added a stick of 512 MB. I stronly recommend an upgrade of at least 256 MB.

I've been using iTunes like crazy. I have an iPod that I was first using with my old Windows PC, but when I plugged it into the iBook everything came up great. I had to find software to get the songs from my iPod to my iBook, but there are great freeware websites out there (Version Tracker). The speakers are okay, I actually have my old Boston speakers from the Windows PC hooked up, and volume control is made easy with the keyboard buttons.

One thing I absolutely love is the wireless feature. There is an integrated Airport card and I can walk throughout the house and be connected to the Internet. And what is great about using the iBook wirelessly is it's long battery life. I can use it for about six hours without getting out the power adapter.

I couldn't be happier with the iBook. I'm still learning new things, and continually being amazed.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another great Apple computer!, June 18, 2004

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GG "gg" (Chicago, IL USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Apple iBook Laptop 14" M9419LL/A (1.25-GHz PowerPC G4, 256 MB RAM, 60 GB Hard Drive, DVD/CD-RW Drive) (Personal Computers)

This is my third Mac and my first Mac laptop. Didn't need the muscle of the PowerBook, only interested in email, wireless web, iPhoto, Quicken, stuff like that. The fact that this iBook includes an Airport card is a great bargain. Normally that would've cost an additional $100 or so. I had this set up with my Linksys 54g wireless router in about 2 minutes! Works perfectly with full WPA encryption and MAC address filtering (Airport card works better with Linksys router than the Linksys card in my Dell laptop, and Linksys doesn't officially support Macs, so go figure. Just shows how well Apple supports standards.) Battery lasts a long, long time (again, better than my Dell). CD burner works great. And my iSight camera works perfectly over the wireless network as well! Highly recommended, especially if you want to go wireless.