Apple releases faster iBooks (up to 1.42 GHz), adds sudden motion sensor, scrolling trackpad

Apple has debuted a new series of faster iBooks, with the addition of the scrolling TrackPad and the Sudden Motion Sensor, both popularized on the PowerBook line. The new iBooks also include both 802.11g (AirPort Extreme) and Bluetooth 2.0 wireless networking.

The new iBooks are available in the following configurations:

The 1.33 GHz PowerPC G4 iBook weighs 4.9 pounds, has a suggested retail price of $999 (US) and includes:

• 12.1-inch (diagonal) active-matrix TFT display;
• 512MB DDR SDRAM expandable to up to 1.5GB maximum memory;
• a 40GB Ultra ATA hard drive;
• AirPort Extreme 54 Mbps 802.11g WiFi wireless networking and Bluetooth 2.0 EDR;
• two USB 2.0 ports, FireWire 400;
• VGA video out, S-video and composite video out support;
• 56K v.92 modem, Ethernet (10/100 BASE-T); and
• a slot-load Combo (DVD-ROM/CD-RW) drive.

The 1.42 GHz PowerPC G4 iBook, weighs 5.9 pounds, has a suggested retail price of $1,299 (US) and includes:

• 14.1-inch (diagonal) active-matrix TFT display;
• 512MB DDR SDRAM expandable to up to 1.5GB maximum memory;
• a 60GB Ultra ATA hard drive;
• AirPort Extreme 54 Mbps 802.11g WiFi wireless networking and Bluetooth 2.0 EDR;
• two USB 2.0 ports, FireWire 400;
• VGA video out, S-video and composite video out support;
• 56K v.92 modem, Ethernet (10/100 BASE-T); and
• a slot-load SuperDrive (DVD±R/CD-RW) drive.

For more information, visit http://www.apple.com/ibook.

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