Second Generation iBook
Keep it Simple = Success. Apple introduced the iBook (Colored Clamshell) in 1999 is a low cost laptop computer targeted to consumer and education market segments. Instead of the common market practice of selling yesterday´s professional technology to consumers, Apple engineered the iBook as a derivative of its professional laptop computer by adopting several key features that had made it an early market success.
 The second generation 'all white' iBook made debuted at a press conference in Cupertino on May 1, 2001 - Apple unwraps thinner, cheaper iBooks. Essentially, the machine had been reinvented from the very core, with new features and a new design. Aesthetically, the former iBook´s bold colors and radical (much contested) form-factor were abandoned for a crisp white and slim-line form factor. These smaller machines were lighter, had a higher quality 12-inch LCD screen and largely thought to be a superior design. Apple received industry accolades for brilliant design, which has since been widely copied.
iBook G4 Mid 2005 Mac OS X 10.4 'Tiger' on 1.42GHz G4 Processor with Sudden Motion Sensor (parks the hard drive head if the iBook is dropped); scrolling trackpad; Wi-Fi; Bluetooth 2.0+EDR.
iBook G4 Late 2004 running Mac OS X 10.3 'Panther' on 1.33 GHz G4 Processor with built-in Wi-Fi.
iBook G4 Early 2004 running Mac OS X 10.3 'Panther' with 1.25 GHz G4 Processor.
iBook G4 Late 2003 running Mac OS X 10.3 'Panther' on 1 GHz G4 Processor.
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iBook Early 2003 running Mac OS X 10.2 on 900 MHz G3 Processor.
iBook Mid 2002 running Mac OS X 10.1 on 700 MHz G3 Processor.
iBook Dual USB Late 2001 running Mac OS X 10.0 on 600 MHz G3 Processor.
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iBook Dual USB (May 1, 2001) running Mac OS 9 on 500 MHz G3 Processor.
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