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First post, by Intel486dx33

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Guys, The Apple iBook G3/G4 is the Most Beautiful laptop to Date.
This thing will haunt you at night with its Beauty.

It’s the Beautiful Contrast between the White Shell and the Blue Wallpaper. Kind of like Windows-10 or 11.
Another reason to build a computer with a White case.
It’s just Stunningly Simple and Beautiful.

I upgrade my iBooks with IBM 7200rmp Hard drives for Better performance.
Makes a BIG improvement in performance.
However these are a little more difficult to upgrade than most laptops. Typical Apple.

Here I have it setup with iSight cameras.
These laptops have good speakers and display too.
They play games pretty good too.

Here I have it Next to an 13-inch 2012 MacBook Pro.
The iBook is just more pleasing to the eyes.
These photos don’t do it justice.

Reply 2 of 13, by Pino

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Most beautiful laptop is a black Thinkpad with a red trackpoint, you can choose anyone from 1992 to present models.

Reply 3 of 13, by elszgensa

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I had a white polycarb Intel MacBook that looked like this. Great looking machine but oh boy did its innards not age well, it ran red hot with even moderate usage. (Wasn't there a model at some point that would literally melt its keys?)

Afaik Thinkpads have this whole ecosystem of third party replacement and upgrade parts (higher res displays and entire mainboards) behind them - I'd love something like that for Macs too.

Reply 4 of 13, by schmatzler

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Pino wrote on 2024-05-03, 13:41:

Most beautiful laptop is a black Thinkpad with a red trackpoint, you can choose anyone from 1992 to present models.

Totally agreeing! Take a look at my ThinkPad A22p.
1600x1200 and a Rage 128, what a beast.

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It also runs well with a Radeon 9250 in its docking station:

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"Windows 98's natural state is locked up"

Reply 5 of 13, by Intel486dx33

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This laptop is built pretty solid.
It’s been sitting in my garage for over two years and it still looks and works like New.
Plays games great.

Reply 6 of 13, by theelf

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Intel486dx33 wrote on 2024-05-03, 08:34:
Guys, The Apple iBook G3/G4 is the Most Beautiful laptop to Date. This thing will haunt you at night with its Beauty. […]
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Guys, The Apple iBook G3/G4 is the Most Beautiful laptop to Date.
This thing will haunt you at night with its Beauty.

It’s the Beautiful Contrast between the White Shell and the Blue Wallpaper. Kind of like Windows-10 or 11.
Another reason to build a computer with a White case.
It’s just Stunningly Simple and Beautiful.

I upgrade my iBooks with IBM 7200rmp Hard drives for Better performance.
Makes a BIG improvement in performance.
However these are a little more difficult to upgrade than most laptops. Typical Apple.

Here I have it setup with iSight cameras.
These laptops have good speakers and display too.
They play games pretty good too.

Here I have it Next to an 13-inch 2012 MacBook Pro.
The iBook is just more pleasing to the eyes.
These photos don’t do it justice.

Nice, i have a g3 900, but Pismo is the pinacle of apple design to me

Reply 7 of 13, by sheep

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theelf wrote on 2024-06-24, 07:23:

Nice, i have a g3 900, but Pismo is the pinacle of apple design to me

When I first saw the pismo I didn't like it very much, especially the outer shell looked a little strange to me. I have since grown to appreciate it and its beautiful curves though. It's definitely one of the most professional looking laptops of all time I think.

Reply 8 of 13, by AlessandroB

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Intel486dx33 wrote on 2024-05-03, 08:34:
Guys, The Apple iBook G3/G4 is the Most Beautiful laptop to Date. This thing will haunt you at night with its Beauty. […]
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Guys, The Apple iBook G3/G4 is the Most Beautiful laptop to Date.
This thing will haunt you at night with its Beauty.

It’s the Beautiful Contrast between the White Shell and the Blue Wallpaper. Kind of like Windows-10 or 11.
Another reason to build a computer with a White case.
It’s just Stunningly Simple and Beautiful.

I upgrade my iBooks with IBM 7200rmp Hard drives for Better performance.
Makes a BIG improvement in performance.
However these are a little more difficult to upgrade than most laptops. Typical Apple.

Here I have it setup with iSight cameras.
These laptops have good speakers and display too.
They play games pretty good too.

Here I have it Next to an 13-inch 2012 MacBook Pro.
The iBook is just more pleasing to the eyes.
These photos don’t do it justice.

You came close, the most beautiful (and I've seen several laptops) is its cousin in the aluminum version. Leaving aside the power (which increases over the years for each notebook) and its proportions are still wonderful today.

Reply 9 of 13, by theelf

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AlessandroB wrote on 2024-07-07, 13:49:
Intel486dx33 wrote on 2024-05-03, 08:34:
Guys, The Apple iBook G3/G4 is the Most Beautiful laptop to Date. This thing will haunt you at night with its Beauty. […]
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Guys, The Apple iBook G3/G4 is the Most Beautiful laptop to Date.
This thing will haunt you at night with its Beauty.

It’s the Beautiful Contrast between the White Shell and the Blue Wallpaper. Kind of like Windows-10 or 11.
Another reason to build a computer with a White case.
It’s just Stunningly Simple and Beautiful.

I upgrade my iBooks with IBM 7200rmp Hard drives for Better performance.
Makes a BIG improvement in performance.
However these are a little more difficult to upgrade than most laptops. Typical Apple.

Here I have it setup with iSight cameras.
These laptops have good speakers and display too.
They play games pretty good too.

Here I have it Next to an 13-inch 2012 MacBook Pro.
The iBook is just more pleasing to the eyes.
These photos don’t do it justice.

You came close, the most beautiful (and I've seen several laptops) is its cousin in the aluminum version. Leaving aside the power (which increases over the years for each notebook) and its proportions are still wonderful today.

sadly no one supports OS9 i think, thats why even i have one i colletion, never use it

Reply 10 of 13, by AlessandroB

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theelf wrote on 2024-07-07, 14:18:
AlessandroB wrote on 2024-07-07, 13:49:
Intel486dx33 wrote on 2024-05-03, 08:34:
Guys, The Apple iBook G3/G4 is the Most Beautiful laptop to Date. This thing will haunt you at night with its Beauty. […]
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Guys, The Apple iBook G3/G4 is the Most Beautiful laptop to Date.
This thing will haunt you at night with its Beauty.

It’s the Beautiful Contrast between the White Shell and the Blue Wallpaper. Kind of like Windows-10 or 11.
Another reason to build a computer with a White case.
It’s just Stunningly Simple and Beautiful.

I upgrade my iBooks with IBM 7200rmp Hard drives for Better performance.
Makes a BIG improvement in performance.
However these are a little more difficult to upgrade than most laptops. Typical Apple.

Here I have it setup with iSight cameras.
These laptops have good speakers and display too.
They play games pretty good too.

Here I have it Next to an 13-inch 2012 MacBook Pro.
The iBook is just more pleasing to the eyes.
These photos don’t do it justice.

You came close, the most beautiful (and I've seen several laptops) is its cousin in the aluminum version. Leaving aside the power (which increases over the years for each notebook) and its proportions are still wonderful today.

sadly no one supports OS9 i think, thats why even i have one i colletion, never use it

I think you're right about the functionality, but the topic is the most beautiful Notebook...

Reply 11 of 13, by theelf

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AlessandroB wrote:

I think you're right about the functionality, but the topic is the most beautiful Notebook...

Yes, there is no possible argument with your answer, and the metal model is impressive, that's why I bought one despite not being interested in its use.

Reply 12 of 13, by Kruton 9000

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Acer Ferrari series?
For example Acer Ferrari 3000: ferrarifront-1-1920x1440.jpg
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Reply 13 of 13, by theaellie

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The “Snow White” iBook G3 & G4 is very appealing. I’ve wanted one when I was in high school. About 15 years later, I finally got one. Since then, I’ve bought another 12” G4 A1133, two 12” G3 A1005 models, two 14” G4 A1134 models, and put together my own 12” G4 A1133 from parts.