[CS-FSLUG] Laptops and iBooks

[David Aikema]

On 7/23/05, Nathan T. <celerate at gmail.com> wrote:
> Is it difficult to add ram manually, and where + what do I buy?

Adding RAM isn't really all that difficult.  As far as the RAM you
need goes, you should be able to figure out what kind at
http://www.crucial.com/store/listmodel.asp?cat=RAM&mfr=Apple&productline=iBook&submit=Go

> moment because I could afford it much easier and there is a Toshiba
> laptop at Staples where I work that's going for CAD $999.85. The only

Employee discount?

> problem with the Toshiba is it only has 256 Mb of Ram, but again I
> need to think within the bounds of my budget. I would love to wait

Only buy that laptop if the RAM is easily upgradable.  I'd prefer
having more RAM over most other options.

> processors. I appreciate the information, but unfortunately I can't
> see an iBook or Mac OS X being so much better as to warrant the extra
> cad ~$600+.

Fair enough... when I bought my iBook, Apple had a large lead in
battery life over comparably priced models and that was one of the
major reasons I made my decision there, but with centrino now that's
basically disappeared (although the cheaper laptops may still have a
fairly low battery life - it all depends on how important battery life
is to you)

David