ON F ORTT Mercury News Gone are the handle and the rubber bumpers. Gone are the happy colors and clam-shaped body. Instead, Apple Computer has created a streamlined version of its iBook notebook computer. It's just a half-inch wider and a smidge taller than a standard sheet of paper.
Battery life is five hours in normal use.
Also, DVD in a notebook is nice, but there ought to be an option for a CD-RW drive. The evidence is spotty on whether Apple's trust is well placed. Sometimes consumers really do seem like geniuses. In the handheld computer realm, consumers buy more Palms than Pocket PCs, because pricey Pocket PCs have a bunch of features that most people don't need. Sometimes consumers are not as smart, paying hundreds more than necessary for faster PC processors when other factors, including bus speed and memory, matter more.