PRESS RELEASE
October 16, 2001
New iBook Line Features Increased Performance, More Memory & Larger Hard Drives
- an impact resistant polycarbonate enclosure;
- a crisp 12.1-inch (diagonal) active-matrix 1024-by-768 resolution TFT XGA display;
- new 600 MHz or 500 MHz PowerPC G3 processors with 256K level 2 cache;
- new 128MB SDRAM standard, with expansion up to 640MB;
- ATI Rage Mobility 128 graphics controller with 8MB RAM and AGP 2X;
- 15GB or 20GB Ultra ATA hard drives;
- AirPort®-ready with integrated antennas and card slot for wireless Internet access;
- USB and FireWire® ports;
- VGA video out and composite video out with optional Apple AV cable;
- built-in 56K modem and 10/100BASE-T Ethernet;
- built-in microphone and stereo speakers;
- iTunes™ MP3 digital “jukebox” software and iMovie™ 2 digital video editing software;
- new Mac OS X v10.1, Apple's next-generation operating system pre-installed, as well as Classic Mac OS 9.2.1;
- a new small, lightweight power adapter; and
- free 30-day Internet access with EarthLink.
- iBook 500 MHz, at a suggested retail price of $1,299 (US), includes a 15GB Ultra ATA hard drive and CD-ROM drive;
- iBook 600 MHz, at a suggested retail price of $1,499 (US), includes a 15GB Ultra ATA hard drive and DVD-ROM drive; and
- iBook 600 MHz, at a suggested retail price of $1,699 (US), includes a 20GB Ultra ATA hard drive and DVD-ROM/CD-RW “Combo” drive.
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