I can’t stand the suspense

First Off .. this is my 312th Blog Entry since January 19th 2002. Quite proud of that.
Second and more importantly .. I have ordered a 12" iBook. WooHooo. You might be wondering why I got a mac:

  • It was cheap $2320(Euro 1412) for a fully spec'd notebook.
  • Mac OSX (Panther) is based on Unix.
  • Many of my favourite apps are available for mac: Firebird, Thunderbird, Zend Studio.
  • OSX comes with X11 allowing apps like OpenOffice to be run.
  • With the Fink Project (http://fink.sourceforge.net) , many Linux apps can be installed, KDevelop, Gimp, Gaim, Ximian Evolution, Apache and many more.
  • I am bored of Windows and Mac is sure to keep me occupied .. during my changeover period anyway.
  • I get Wifi (802.11g) on board and bluetooth too.
  • It's small with a 12" screen and only weighs 2.2 kg.
  • Battery life is superior to any other Notebook I have seen. Up to 6hrs.
  • Finally … iBooks look amazing.

Full Specs:
Processor : 800Mhz G4
Ram: 384MB
Hard Disk: 40GB
Combo Drive: DVD/CD-RW
Connectivity:
56Kbps Modem
10/100 Lan
802.11g WLAN (Airport Extreme)
BlueTooth
2 * USB 2.0 ports
1 * Firewire port

There is also tons of software thrown in. Now you try anf get all that for Euro 1400…no chance. It should arrive in the next few days and then the fun begins. There is quite a large Wifi community in Sydney (http://www.sydneywireless.com/) so I am hoping that I can get some free internet acees in my area (doubtful but I can dream). I will have pics as soon as it arrives so watch this space.