I have been set on getting a 12" iBook for use at school for some time now. I love the look, and I like OSX. Then my Uncle sent me an Email about the discounts his company gets on Thinkpads. He's got some pretty sweet deals going, and now i'm torn. Which would you prefer:
Your price: $1,379.00
Highlights
- IBM ThinkPad R51 1830
- Pentium M 735 1.7 GHz
- RAM 256 MB (i would expand to 768mb)
- HD 40 GB
- CD-RW / DVD
- Mdm
- LAN EN, Fast EN, Gigabit EN, 802.11b, 802.11g
Centrino
- Win XP Pro
- 15" TFT XGA (1024 x 768)
- 32mb Radeon 7500 video
OR
Apple 12" iBook
? 768MB DDR266 SDRAM (256MB built-in & 512MB SO-DIMM)
? 60GB Ultra ATA drive
? Combo drive (DVD-ROM/CD-RW)
? AirPort Extreme Card
? Bluetooth Module
? Keyboard & Mac OS X - U.S. English
? 12-inch TFT XGA display
? 1.2GHz PowerPC G4
? ATI Mobility Radeon 9200 w/ 32MB DDR video memory
Subtotal $1,241.00
Will be used mostly for chat/typing/DVDs. Possibly some very light gaming, but thats not important.
Your price: $1,379.00
Highlights
- IBM ThinkPad R51 1830
- Pentium M 735 1.7 GHz
- RAM 256 MB (i would expand to 768mb)
- HD 40 GB
- CD-RW / DVD
- Mdm
- LAN EN, Fast EN, Gigabit EN, 802.11b, 802.11g
Centrino
- Win XP Pro
- 15" TFT XGA (1024 x 768)
- 32mb Radeon 7500 video
OR
Apple 12" iBook
? 768MB DDR266 SDRAM (256MB built-in & 512MB SO-DIMM)
? 60GB Ultra ATA drive
? Combo drive (DVD-ROM/CD-RW)
? AirPort Extreme Card
? Bluetooth Module
? Keyboard & Mac OS X - U.S. English
? 12-inch TFT XGA display
? 1.2GHz PowerPC G4
? ATI Mobility Radeon 9200 w/ 32MB DDR video memory
Subtotal $1,241.00
Will be used mostly for chat/typing/DVDs. Possibly some very light gaming, but thats not important.