I’m writing this from the comfort of my brand new Apple 12″ iBook G4. It finally arrived at my place today early in the afternoon.
So far I haven’t had a problem adjusting to the new system. Granted I am taking a little bit of time to get used to a slightly different keyboard layout than what my old laptop had.
Over time the biggest change to adapt to, besides going from Windows XP to Mac OS X, will be getting used to the smaller screen. My old laptop, a Compaq had a 15″ screen. This one has a 12.1″ screen. With the different screen sizes also comes different resolutions. I would run 1600 x 1200 pixels on the Compaq. The max on the iBook, 1024 x 768. So it is going to be an adjustment.
One thing I won’t miss is going to be the pound of weight I drop with the iBook. The Compaq weighed 5.7 pounds, which is not a heavy weight. The iBook steps up to scale and registers a mass of 4.9 pounds. While I have yet to carry it around as much as I did my Presario, I know it will be a more enjoyable experience.
I totally love the feel of this keyboard. Many of the sites I read as I contemplated the purchase of my next laptop mentioned how the keyboard of the iBook flexed while typing. I have yet to notice anything like that. Part of the reason for that could be that before I fired up the laptop, I went and installed some extra RAM. To get to the RAM slot in the iBook, you must remove the keyboard. So it is possible that as I replaced the keyboard I got it to seat properly. We’ll see how it is doing a ways down the road.
I’ll write more about my new little baby soon. Who knows, I might even post a pic or two of it.
