Apple iBook Laptop G3 500MHz, 128 MB RAM, 10 GB, DVD

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 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B00005NBIS
• Item model number: M7692LL/A
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,083 in Computers & Accessories (See Top 100 in Computers & Accessories)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: November 20, 2001

Product Description

Amazon.com

Apple's new iBook is a solid choice for anyone who wants an elegantly engineered notebook but does not have the budget for one of Apple's stunning PowerBooks. At only 4.9 pounds and 1.35 inches thick, with a 5-hour rated maximum battery life, this is a trim, extremely lightweight unit that offers strong overall portability. Inside the case, the feature set is solid too: a PowerPC G3 CPU running at 500 MHz, 128 MB of memory (expandable to 640 MB), 10 GB hard disk drive, 8x DVD-ROM drive, 56K modem, and 10/100 Mbps Ethernet NIC. Our only quibble is the relatively small 12.1-inch screen, a design compromise in the interests of portability. The system comes with both the classic Mac OS 9 and the slick new Mac OS X installed.

Product Description

Apple iBook G3-500 10GB 128MB DVD 12.1-SVGA ENET 56K

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An outstanding consumer portable, September 29, 2001

By 

Paul Kurtz (Tampa, FL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Apple iBook Laptop G3 500MHz, 128 MB RAM, 10 GB, DVD (Personal Computers)

First off, I think it is important to note that the rating I give the iBook is as a consumer portable. The iBook is NOT meant to replace a desktop machine. It is not designed, built or sold for heavy duty graphics, professional photo or video editing, or desktop publishing. The iBook IS designed to be very light weight, easy to use, and flexible. It is designed for the hobbiest, or consumer that wants the ability to edit their vacation pictures and videos, surf the internet, e-mail freinds and family, and generally do what any computer can do given the limitations that any portable will have.

The iBook comes with both OS9 and OSX pre installed. It also comes with a very usefull suite of productivity software that includes: 1. AppleWorks- A suite of software that includes a more then competant word processor, A spread sheet, A data base, A presentation module and others. Basically a suite similar to Microsoft Office but not as robust and not costing 400-500 bucks. It also comes with iTunes, and excellent software for listening to and burning your MP3's. For those creative people it also comes with iMovie, the best consumer video editing softer available bar none. Also software listed is also OSX compatible (though it may require software updates.

Now that OSX version 10.1 is becoming available (I just upgraded my iBook to 10.1 today), OSX is a very viable every day OS. 10.1 adds an excellent DVD player and enhanced performance, however as any totally new OS, it will take some time for some software to migrate. It is also an exceptionally stable operating system. In the three plus months that I've had my iBook, I can honestly say that the operating system (OSX) has never crashed on me. I have ofcourse had applications crash, but I've never had to restart.

Yes, the lack of a 100Mhz+ front side bus might be considered a short coming by some, however for the average home user that does not do heavy duty video editing or other extremely demanding applications on a regular basis they will rarely if ever notice this. Another short coming some may consider is the lack of a PC slot or docking capabilities. However, with two USB ports, one FireWire port, VGA port (and cable included), built in 10/100 ethernet and a built in 56k modem I'm hard pressed to think what I would need them for. As for that reviewer that warned anyone from buying an Apple product due to their support all I can say is I've been using Macs for 8 years now. I've never had one of my computers in the shop for any reason. I suppose there is always that possibility of a lemmon. I have probably called Apples support line 4-5 times in that eight years and they have always been able to fix any problem I had while I was on the phone with them.

In short, while your millage may vary, in the 3-4 months that I've had my iBook I have had absolutely no problems with it and can recommend it whole heartedly with a clear conscience.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant, a shining star, September 7, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Apple iBook Laptop G3 500MHz, 128 MB RAM, 10 GB, DVD (Personal Computers)

Ever since I got my IBook my life has changed for the better
with it's combo drive and airport wireless networking it goes
where ever I go.
It goes to work with me and does the work for me It plays
music over PA systems for sports games
manages web sites, edits movies, makes Video CD's
does photoshop,the list goes on. It goes home and entertains me
with DVD's and VCD's and the latest games anywhere and I can even surf the net Broadband without any wires.
It has to be the perfect laptop for the price and it's so light too.
I love it.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Apple ibook laptop, January 14, 2011

By 

Tammy - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Apple iBook Laptop G3 500MHz, 128 MB RAM, 10 GB, DVD (Personal Computers)

I absolutely hate this product. I'm a single parent and bought this as a Christmas gift for my 2 sons. I never thought that a laptop in this day would not have a wireless card. They were so excited to finally have their first computer. Needless to say, they haven't touched it since the day after Christmas. It was a complete waste of my money and I can't afford to replace it! I would never recommend this product to anyone.