12" vs. 14" iBook

Ops, i thought that 12" are difficult to read, because yes is the same resolution of 14" but the screen is 2 inch less ( 5 cm circa) so in the proportion the text is more small. But this is my opinion, each person have the own sight and that i think is small can be big for another person.

Sorry

So today i have gone to my apple dealer and he says date the prcucts arrive tomorrow. So wehn i have come back i go to apple store site and i do a semple search i had a 12" + iSigh + MS Office 2004 for Students and i see that is the same prize than iBook 14". I think is the best chosen. Is true ? if no, why ?

I have rechange my opinion, i buy a 14".

Why?

All the clues lead to 14" Being better!

I recently got a 14" over the 12". I needed a computer right away and didn't have time to do a BTO option. Just needed the best machine for the best price out of the box and the 12" did not have a built in Super Drive and it had a smaller external hard drive.

I was worried I would not like the form factor or going iBook from TiBook (my Ti died two weeks ago), but I am absolutely over the moon with the iBook. And I really don't mind the size (and it feels lighter than my old Ti somehow). My only worry now is the grime factor as I hear they are very hard to keep clean, but I'll see what I can do.

I've since gone and compared the 12" vs. the 14" in stores and yeah, the 12" is cuter, but the difference feels really minimal to me considering I have built in DVD burning capabilities, a slightly faster processor and bus and a larger HDD right out of the box (and HDDs on iBooks are really hard to upgrade).

I bought the 14" iBook about two weeks ago and I love it to death. I compared the 12" to the 14" for months and decided that the 14" was the best for me. I like the fact that I can place my hands on the keyboard and not worry about them falling off the edge of the computer like I had happen on the 12" and that I can also hold the computer by an edge when I hold it up or anything. The 12" just seemed a bit too small for me. Sure, it would've been nice to have something that portable, but I wanted something I could use both at home on a desk and on the road.

Francesco, do not apologize, I thought you were asking about impressions, not giving yours.... I am sorry for misunderstanding you, as you said, what is big for somebody may be small for another person... Good luck with your decision...

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I ordered my 14" iBook in march and haven't regretted it one bit. For me the added size doesn't make it at all more difficult to move around than anything smaller. I love making dvd's out of my pictures. My family absolutely loves it. Its a great gift idea too! They think it takes hours and hours and really its so easy. I think the screen is much easier to read and work with if and when I am stuck doing lots of homework. I just love my iBook! I think when you consider which size to get that you take a look at what you plan on doing with your computer. External DVD burners really take the portibility factor away from a laptop, but I don't think 2 extra inches of screen is really that much of an issue when portibility is concerned.

Yes, today i wnet in an apple sotre and i view 14" model, tomorrow ( becuase today the last ibook was saold) i go to buy this.

I'm also thinking of pickng up a 12" ibook, upgrading the hard drive to 80 GB and calling it a day. however my high hopes sunk the minute my sister told me that i won't be able to get the 12" ibook and the free ipod mini, because the free ipod only applies to the 14" ibook. please somebody, tell me this isn't true!!!!

I needed a replacement for my 12" G3 600 purchased three years ago. Even maxed out with 640 MB it started getting a bit slow, especially with the HD near full most of the time. It mostly sits on a coffee table, so a 14" would be ideal. I also wanted the built-in SuperDrive and the additional processor speed, larger hard drive, and faster system bus were a plus.

I got the new 14" G4 from Amazon.com; it shipped yesterday. I was originally going to get it from a local Apple store, but it was out of stock. Then after getting ignored at CompUSA (I don't think they had it in stock anyways) I found that Amazon.com carried it, along with a $150 rebate. I'll just max out the memory with a DIMM from Crucial, and I won't look back.

I'll still have my 12" G3 600. That'll be a nice machine to take around with me.

No it's not true. Read the terms on the free ipod offer. You'll notice that you can buy any of the two new ibooks and still get the free ipod mini.

Chad -

I bought the 12" iBook that is available right now with the COMBO drive and called to verify it applied to the iPod rebate. It does. The 12" iBook that DOESN'T apply is if you bought a 12" iBook with only a CD-ROM drive - not the DVD/CD-RW combo drive. So rest assured, unless you plan to downgrade to just a CD-ROM drive, you're safe.

Rebecca

I went for the 12" becuase of the portability. I had a 14" IBM Laptop before that weighed a ton. In reality the IBM was a desktop as I hated to carry the thing around.

Since I have a mini with SD already I didnt need the DVD burning capability either.

I saved a lot of weight and cash:)

I guess its all personal preference - rather like a two door car or a four door one.

Thank you guys for the response I was at work and wasn't able to read the posts (we're blocked from all forums) and couldn't wait to get home to see the responses. I'm definitely planning on getting the 12" then, and I'm just debating the hard drive space. I'm leaning toward upgrading to 80 GB but then I'm always second guessing myself, just out of being cheap. thanks again to everyone here at the ibook forums for all your offered opinions. thanks again.