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iBook (Dual USB)

by Steve Hildreth

There have been several generations of dual-USB (white) iBooks since their introduction in May, 2001. The following is a table to help you sort out their differences:

Model
Speed
(MHz)
System Bus
(MHz)
RAM (MB)
Hard Disk (GB)
Optical Drive
Display
Revision C
January 2002
iBook/14" 600 100 256 20 DVD/CDRW 14"
iBook/Combo 600 100 128 20 DVD/CDRW 12"
iBook/CD 500 66 128 15 CD-ROM 12"
Revision B
October 2001
iBook/Combo 600 100 128 20 CD-ROM 12"
iBook/CD-RW 600 100 128 20 CD-ROM 12"
iBook/DVD 600 100 128 15 CD-ROM 12"
iBook/CD 500 66 64 10 or 20 (BTO) CD-ROM 12"
Revision A
May 2001
iBook/Combo 500 66 128 10 or 20 (BTO) DVD/CDRW 12"
iBook/CD-RW 500 66 128 10 or 20 (BTO) CD-RW 12"
iBook/DVD 500 66 128 10 or 20 (BTO) DVD-ROM 12"
iBook/CD 500 66 64 10 or 20 (BTO) CD-ROM 12"

The dual-USB iBooks are good all-around machines, and there is very little to fault. Exceptions include the paltry amount of RAM included on some early CD models, and the slow 66MHz system bus on first-generation units. As opposed to PowerBooks, iBooks do not have a PC card slot, S-video out, or an IR port. On the other hand, they (at least the 12" versions) are much smaller and lighter than the PowerBook G4.

 

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