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 iBook, the bestselling notebook computer that captured the spirit of the iMac—and quite a few hearts as well—now gives you twice the memory, twice the memory expandability, and a 6 gigabyte hard disk.

 Say goodbye to network cables
By the way, the iBook also comes with a very important additional benefit not generally associated with computers —the freedom to move around while you’re working and playing and connecting to the Internet. It’s called AirPort, an affordable option that lets you use your iBook from your couch—or the garage, or the sundeck, or a treehouse, or anywhere else you make yourself comfortable—up to 150 feet from an easy to install AirPort hardware access point. Because you don’t have all your fun sitting down in one place. You shouldn’t have to do all your computing sitting down in one place, either.

What else is new? Lots, starting with a distinctive new color. Because in addition to the delectable blueberry and tangerine iBook flavors, you can now get the new iBook Special Edition in graphite—and with an even faster 366MHz processor.

All this on top of the delightful design and astonishingly easy access to the Internet—everything, in fact, that made the iBook such a winner with folks who like the idea of an iMac to go.

It turns out that people love the notion of a notebook computer with a tough polycarbonate body and no latches to break, and that could withstand life in a backpack. And there’s something to be said about the iBook’s lithium ion battery, too: with up to six hours between charges, the iBook can keep going long after you’re ready to throw in the towel. Making it the perfect partner for a full day in class or on the road.

Almost 250,000 iBooks were sold within the first few months of availability, and hundreds more iBooks are flying off the shelves and into homes and classrooms even as you read this. The critics have raved about the iBook’s charm, the media has waxed more eloquent about it than about any other computer save the iMac, and the awards keep coming.

So what’s there to change, given the iBook’s astonishing popularity? Well, we figured a new year is a good time to open a new chapter in the history of notebook computing. With that in mind, we took some of the features that account for the iBook’s enormous appeal, and made them better.

All models come with 64 megabytes of RAM built in, and you can take that all the way up to 320 megabytes if you wish. Plus of course you get a 6 gigabyte Ultra ATA hard disk drive, a builtin CD ROM drive, and the high performance ATI RAGE Mobility graphics controller with 4MB of SDRAM video memory (for 2D and 3D graphics acceleration, enhanced QuickTime movie playback and games, games, and more games).

The iBook is designed to be a well rounded computer. Thickly rounded edges that comfortably fit the curve of your hands, pleasing textures that add a sensory dimension to the computing experience, a brilliant 12.1 inch TFT active matrix display, and a convenient carrying handle that folds away out of sight are among the many thoughtful touches that hundreds of thousands of new owners appreciate about the iBook. And, just like them, you’ll marvel at its speed: The iBook is driven by a ferociously fast 300MHz PowerPC G3 processor in the blueberry and tangerine models—and 366MHz in the iBook Special Edition. Just what you need for surfing the Internet, whipping out homework assignments, sending and receiving email, or for taking on friends and family at multiplayer games.

Start exploring the Internet
With a 56K modem, a 10/100BASE T Ethernet port and 30 days of free Internet access—and with Mac OS 9, Microsoft Internet Explorer and Netscape Communicator software already installed—the iBook is as Internet ready as a notebook computer can be. Once you’re connected, take advantage of Apple’s free Internet services—like iReview, iCards and iTools—and have even more fun with your iBook.

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