Too cold? Too hot? Recommended enviroment temperature for iBook/Mac?

I have an iBook that is going to reside in a garage and while the climate is somewhat controlled, it gets pretty cold in the winter and will get fairly hot in the summer.
Is this hard on the computer (I'm assuming heat will be worse than cold)? What temperatures do I want to avoid? Can it get too cold for a computer?
Thanks.

Hi farmboy,
The Specifications for the iBook (Late 2004) show the following:
Operating temperature: 50° to 95° F (10° to 35° C)
Storage temperature: -13° to 113° F (-25° to 45° C)
Does that help at all?
Have fun,
Adrian

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