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Apple releases THIS today. I rush to the Apple Store, recent client payment burning a hole in my pocket, credit card in hand...

...and ~ strangely ~ I DO NOT BUY IT.

I know, I know. What happened to my pent up consumer techlust? What happened to my frustration with the ol' iBook G3? Why do I not snap up this piece of computer goodness?

Well, for one thing, it's bigger. And three-quarters of a pound heavier. And it has a shiny screen. (A lovely screen, but highly reflective.) The black one's exterior is matte, not glossy. And when I start adding the RAM and hard drive space I need, it gets damned expensive, quickly.

What I really want is a portable little appliance. Surf the web, do email, show some pics, play some music. No heavy lifting, in any sense of the word. SMALL. SMALL and LIGHT.

Until I can get something smaller and lighter than my current iBook, ancient as it may be, I think I'll stand pat.

And that is how I turned out to be a remarkably sensible person. You may all pick your jaws up off the floor now.