Comments on: Need for Speed http://theappleblog.com/2005/05/18/need-for-speed/ TheAppleBlog, published by and for the day-to-day Apple user, is a prominent source for news, reviews, walkthroughs, and real life application of all Apple products. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:49:43 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: The Apple Blog » Potential Intel Products http://theappleblog.com/2005/05/18/need-for-speed/#comment-2094 The Apple Blog » Potential Intel Products Wed, 20 Jul 2005 15:17:39 +0000 http://www.theappleblog.com/2005/05/18/need-for-speed/#comment-2094 [...] even considering the minor architecture and disk speed differences (especially after the disk upgrade to the Powerbook). Also on the desk is a Sony Vaio Z1, purchased at the sam [...] [...] even considering the minor architecture and disk speed differences (especially after the disk upgrade to the Powerbook). Also on the desk is a Sony Vaio Z1, purchased at the sam [...]

]]> By: Gareth Potter http://theappleblog.com/2005/05/18/need-for-speed/#comment-2095 Gareth Potter Wed, 18 May 2005 23:25:56 +0000 http://www.theappleblog.com/2005/05/18/need-for-speed/#comment-2095 For anyone just wanting to "take a look inside", I must caution against trying to open up an iBook. Unlike the PowerBook which, as you say, is very easy to get access to (and, at least from the Titanium days, always has been), the iBook is a totally different beast, and rather like the Mac mini, requires that its plastic casing be effectively prised off to access the innards. But even a comparison with the Mac mini is a bit misleading. Make no mistake - iBooks really weren't meant to be opened. Unless you really <em>need</em> that hard drive upgrade (or it's already buggered), think before you break out those Allen keys. For anyone just wanting to “take a look inside”, I must caution against trying to open up an iBook. Unlike the PowerBook which, as you say, is very easy to get access to (and, at least from the Titanium days, always has been), the iBook is a totally different beast, and rather like the Mac mini, requires that its plastic casing be effectively prised off to access the innards.

But even a comparison with the Mac mini is a bit misleading. Make no mistake – iBooks really weren’t meant to be opened. Unless you really need that hard drive upgrade (or it’s already buggered), think before you break out those Allen keys.

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