IBook and MacBook

For those of you who have used both the iBook and the MacBook, which do you think gives you a better computing experience?

I've used both. My friend's iBook G4 was a very nice computer. But it's nowhere even close to being near to the MacBook. I love my MacBook. It's just an amazing computer. The keyboard is great, the Core Duo power is great, everything about it (except the fact that it's in for repair right now :P) is great.
And btw: since you posted this in the MacBook forum, of course it seems like you're a heretic. People here love their MacBooks. Probably people in the iBook forum love their iBooks.
BlackBook CD, 2GB RAM, 80GB HD - in for repair Mac OS X (10.4.9) G1 Black 2GB Nano, and an old iMac G3 Rev. A going in my sister's room soon!

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ok... So maybe a little oops but heres what I discovered.
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