Apple touts 'fastest, cheapest' iBook

NEW DELHI: Apple has unveiled iBook G4 for consumers and education customers, which it touts as its the fastest, most affordable. The iBook features built-in AirPort Extreme 54 Mbps 802.11g wireless networking across the line and prices starting at just Rs. 67,400, according to a company press release.

The iBook line includes PowerPC G4 processors running up to 1.33 GHz and an available slot-load SuperDriveT for burning DVDs, as well as Apple's breakthrough iLife '04 suite for managing digital music and photos, making movies and music and creating professional-quality DVDs, states the release.






"Designed for the digital life on the go, the iBook G4 has been incredibly popular with consumers and students," said David Moody, Apple's vice president of Worldwide Mac Product Marketing.

Encased in a sleek, durable polycarbonate plastic enclosure, the new 12-inch and 14-inch iBooks offer improved performance with either a 1.2 GHz or 1.33 GHz PowerPC G4 processor.

Providing upto six hours of battery life for all-day use on the road or in the classroom, the iBook lineup offers AirPort Extreme 54 Mbps 802.11g wireless networking in every model and an optional

internal Bluetooth module for wirelessly connecting peripherals such as the Apple Wireless Keyboard and Apple Wireless Mouse.

All iBook G4 models also offer a full complement of I/O ports including FireWire 400, USB 2.0, a built-in 56K v.92 modem and Ethernet (10/100BASE-T) for connectivity to a wide range of peripherals such as speakers, MIDI keyboards and iPod.

Each iBook G4 offers ATI Mobility Radeon 9200 graphics with 32MB of dedicated DDR memory and AGP 4X support for gaming and watching DVDs, as well as VGA video, states the release.