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The iBook: Apple's first affordable laptop
The translucent clamshell that launched Apple's strategy of offering budget and premium laptop tiers.
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Apple's first cheap laptop cost $1,599
The 1999 iBook was heavy, port-starved, and slower than a ThinkPad, but it put Wi-Fi in everyone's hands.
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