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Old 27-09-2004, 01:24 PM
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Hi everyone...

Is 30gig HDD enough in the 12" iBook? Just using it for internet, emails, office and some pics from digital camera.

Is bluetooth required/important to have?



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Old 27-09-2004, 01:30 PM
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it depends on how many photos you have.

My policy is you can never have enough HD space. But yeah, i its just simple usage with few thousand photos, you should be fine.

As far as bluetooth goes, it depends on if you need it. Do you have a bluetooth phone? If you don't know what bluetooth is, then chances are you dont need it.
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Old 27-09-2004, 01:34 PM
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Thanks for that Disko,

Just happy family pics. Don't have a bluetooth phone.
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30GB is plenty
Just remember to back up those photos to a CD, because if/when your computer stuffs up, and they go, you *will* miss them and you won't be able to get them back!
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Old 27-09-2004, 01:44 PM
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Although 30GB is fine, a build-to-order upgrade is a 40GB disk, which is (from memory) about $40 extra. I got this with my iBook, and think it is worth the $$$.

I wouldn't worry about Bluetooth. You might benefit from upgrading to a AirPort card though.

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Old 27-09-2004, 01:49 PM
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Will be getting the airport card and also some extra ram.

Is the applecare worth getting?

I am a Uni Staff...so I will be getting Edu pricing

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Old 27-09-2004, 02:14 PM
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Originally posted by shutterbug@Sep 27 2004, 02:19 PM
Is the applecare worth getting?
Well, that depends on if you beleive in murphy's law or not.

If you take the precaution, it'll probably waste your money, but if you don't you're ibook will probably crap itself 366 days from purchase. :P
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Can I get the applecare later?
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Old 27-09-2004, 02:36 PM
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within the first year, yes.
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