I am second year Engineering student at the U of A and this year finally bought myself an iBook. I looked at both Mac and PC and well since I have been using Macs since my parents bought the Macintosh IIx brand new. I felt I would stick with it, it is doesn't need changing don't change it. I bought the top of the line iBook in September and have been putting it through its paces since. Luckily I was able to purchase the iBook through the company I am a partner in so I could afford the cream of the crop but I would have still come iBook even with all the promo's my school book stores were sending at me for PC laptops. A few notes on what these miniT's can do. Of course when I start running FinalCutPro on it I almost kill the poor machine but I do heavy Photoshop, LiveMotion, and other processor intensive programs and don't really have a problem (batter drains faster but what can I do).
This is kind of directed to Will. If you are looking for something under 1499 then go with the plain iBook or DVD iBook, rock solid design and if you do move over to OS X these puppies fly. Also depending on if you are interested in programming etc check out ADC student membership it is a great program as you can keep current Apple OS's and have a huge resource library to draw from. Another plus for the iBook 500Mhz is that I am running VPC 4 for all my engineering software titles that are PC only and they are just as fast if not faster then the lab computers available at school here. Time to head back to the books. JOS Bijou Enhancements PS. I'm an engineering spelling and grammar is not my strong point (-: -- Mac Canada is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Shop Canadian, visit Mantek Services <http://www.mantek.mb.ca> Low Prices That Will Keep YOU and Your MAC Smiling Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Mac Canada info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/mac-can.shtml> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-canada%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
