New iBook Seminar?

[MacRumors]

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One reader points out a seminar at CompUSA (http://www.seminars.apple.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/ASPRegistration.woa/wa/eventDetails?eventId=45540&s=300) to be held on May 10th, 2006 about the "new iBook"

- Overview
Hear about the most affordable iBook ever.
- What you will Learn
Specifications and features of the new iBook.
- Featured Solutions
Hear about how the new iBook is your go-anywhere digital solution.


While suggestive, CompUSA and these training sessions typically do not have any inside knowledge of upcoming products, so this is unlikely to represent a true "leak".

[nagromme]

I expect someone at CompUSA is guessing, and ironically it's at an event posted at Apple.com :)

"most affordable iBook ever"

I doubt it. That day will come when Intel Core prices come down. But right now, the new iBook/MacBook will almost certainly cost a little MORE than the last one. Just like the Mini.

And like the Mini, it will be so much improved that it's still a great deal.

(Plus, mention of "iBook" is suspicious. Few believe that name is here to stay.)

[avensis087]

'most affordable iBook ever' probably refers to the iminent price drop of the current iBook once the new MacBook arrives. so the events could be intertwined somehow.

mr

[paddy]

I'd love to see a price drop but not at the expense of dedicated graphics. I'm not going to be the one whose complaning of a price increase as long as we keep our graphics cards.

[ero87]

While suggestive, CompUSA and these training sessions typically do not have any inside knowledge of upcoming products, so this is unlikely to represent a true "leak".

Well, Apple could've provided CompUSA with this "flyer" and this information; CompUSA might have nothing to do with it.

But how could this not be about the new "macbook"?! Is it fair to call the existing ibook "all new"?

[crees!]

3PM - 4PM EST. That would make for a 12PM PST launch of the new laptops. We get up the earliest here in the States on the East coast. Why do we have to wait? :eek:

[jimN]

seems strange for anyone to promote a product that is over half a year old, regardless of how affordable it may be about to become.

[crees!]

Well, Apple could've provided CompUSA with this "flyer" and this information; CompUSA might have nothing to do with it.

But how could this not be about the new "macbook"?! Is it fair to call the existing ibook "all new"?

Exactly, "new" is used in multiple places so obviously this is not refering to the current iBook offering.

[nagromme]

3PM - 4PM EST. That would make for a 12PM PST launch of the new laptops. We get up the earliest here in the States on the East coast. Why do we have to wait? :eek:
The 10th is Wed, and MacBooks are more likely Tuesday/tomorrow.

But since I've decided to be difficult and predict that they won't come until later this month, I guess I have to stand by that no matter how much it hurts! :o

[crees!]

The 10th is Wed, and MacBooks are more likely Tuesday/tomorrow.

But since I've decided to be difficult and predict that they won't come until later this month, I guess I have to stand by that no matter how much it hurts! :o
Products have been unvieled on Wednesdays as well.

[snkTab]

Someone should just call CompUSA and ask about the event. I doubt mr. part time knows what a NDA is, but may have more info.

[thejadedmonkey]

Not trying to burst any bubbles but that seminar has been an ongoing one.I receive the Apple lists for seminars and that particular one has been sent to me at least 5 times over the past 7 months.Each time saying "the new iBook".
http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=198433&page=36

[nagromme]

http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=198433&page=36
Good to know. So this is zero evidence either way.

[TMA]

Sounds like this is just sales talk. It's an in store event designed to sell iBooks and I don't think this is evidence at all.

If you've ever worked in retail you'll be used to calling everything 'latest' or 'new', even if it's 12 months old.

[noneis]

My brother worked for CompUSA for about a year, and the trained portion of their apple staff does usually get early warnings / training about a week prior to major product launches. He was trained on the MacMini about a week before it was released, and when we were all still musing about it's exsistence...

[ImAlex]

Might convince you?

http://www.seminars.apple.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/ASPRegistration.woa/wa/eventDetails?eventId=45540&s=300

:)

[truz]

I don't think a new ibook (macbook) will be released tomorrow in an apple store. I think this "DO NO OPEN UNTIL 05/08/06" is the Macbook Pro 17"

[Poff]

Hear about how the new iBook is your go-anywhere digital solution.

Almost sounds like the phrases Microsoft used for their new micro-portable computers..

[noneis]

I don't think a new ibook (macbook) will be released tomorrow in an apple store. I think this "DO NO OPEN UNTIL 05/08/06" is the Macbook Pro 17"

Truz, that makes zero sense. There is no point in being secretive about an already announced product, it's not "DONT PUT UP TILL TUESDAY", it's "DON'T OPEN TILL TUESDAY".

[cwedl]

I have read this before on this forum about 6 months ago. This Text has just be copy and pasted from apples wesbite.

This isn't news.

[macgeek2005]

Excuse me? That seminar is on May 10, 2006. It is the most affordable ibook ever, meaning they will start at $799. No doubt.

[Boggle]

I was just talking with two old friends, Corporal W. S. J. "Nobby" Nobbs & Sargent Fred Colon. They've been working on this case since November of '05 & in their latest report to Commander Vimes (Written in rather indistict crayon) they claim that "done it" Duncan told them that the new, "iBook" will be released tomorrow.

I must point out that they have turned in similar reports every monday for the past 5 months.
But I still believe them, godsdamnit!

My appologies to those who don't know Pratchett & to those who know him better than I.

[zimtheinvader]

Mr. Boggle, you, sir, are a genius.

[Boggle]

Mr. Boggle, you, sir, are a genius.

Naw, Terry Pratchett is a genius. I'm a decent thief.

[WildCowboy]

Ahem...check out the date on this (http://www.seminars.apple.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/ASPRegistration.woa/wa/eventDetails?eventId=42695&s=300) seminar.

[milo]

Ahem...check out the date on this (http://www.seminars.apple.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/ASPRegistration.woa/wa/eventDetails?eventId=42695&s=300) seminar.

So why the hell is apple describing a computer that's months old as "new" and "most affordable ever"?

The iBook is one of the oldest models they're selling right now.

[shadowmoses]

We probably will see the new iBook *MacBook* tomorrow but i doubt it has anything to do with the seminar in question...either way role on the 10th of May 2006......

ShadoW

[crees!]

So why the hell is apple describing a computer that's months old as "new" and "most affordable ever"?

The iBook is one of the oldest models they're selling right now.

My money is on Wednesday, May 10th @ 12PM PST that we will see the new machines.

[WildCowboy]

So why the hell is apple describing a computer that's months old as "new" and "most affordable ever"?

It's marketing speak. And I'm sure the seminar description was written up when they created the seminar back when the iBooks came out (and maybe even for a previous generation of iBook). They've just never rewritten the seminar description as the iBook has aged.

[Eraserhead]

I was just talking with two old friends, Corporal W. S. J. "Nobby" Nobbs & Sargent Fred Colon. They've been working on this case since November of '05 & in their latest report to Commander Vimes (Written in rather indistict crayon) they claim that "done it" Duncan told them that the new, "iBook" will be released tomorrow.

I must point out that they have turned in similar reports every monday for the past 5 months.
But I still believe them, godsdamnit!

My appologies to those who don't know Pratchett & to those who know him better than I.
Hilarious I love pratchett's books, they are hilarious, they have so many witty links to everyday life.

[bigandy]

i hope to see it this week. and i hope it's just a 13.3" WS incarnation of the macbook pro.

:rolleyes:

[steve_hill4]

Same as that posted earlier. I think it would be odd to refer to it as the "new iBook" though. If it were a genuine leak, they would be trying to emphasise it being a replacement of the iBook. New "iBook" would then lead me to suggest that it would indeed refer to a MacBook.

However, any such reference would annoy Apple, (if genuine), and they would be unlikely to add it to their site. Perhaps this was a compromise between the parties.

[truz]

Truz, that makes zero sense. There is no point in being secretive about an already announced product, it's not "DONT PUT UP TILL TUESDAY", it's "DON'T OPEN TILL TUESDAY".


Regardless of what it says. I'm sure apple does not print random words on there boxes (don't put up, don't open) I'm sure they stick to one saying "Don't Open Until xx/xx/xx" This is to keep them out of the boxes or giving words on what's coming to the Apple Retail stores. I think apple would post a new ibook on there website before sending it to the store. I don't really know tho. We will see tomorrow what's in the boxes. I think it's a 17" macbook pro.

[milo]

Same as that posted earlier. I think it would be odd to refer to it as the "new iBook" though.

I think it's odd...but apple certainly calls the old iBook "new". They seem to use the term whether it applies or not.

http://www.apple.com/ibook/

[Play Ultimate]

When I saw the "news," I suspected that it was on-going.

Nothing new here...move on.

[Peace]

Ahem...check out the date on this (http://www.seminars.apple.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/ASPRegistration.woa/wa/eventDetails?eventId=42695&s=300) seminar.


THANK YOU Cowboy..I've been trying to convince people this is an ongoing thing and they always use the same termonology..Like I've said umm...about 5 times now..I've received that very same seminar info from Apple's listserver about 5-7 times over the past 7 months..

[WildCowboy]

Here (http://www.seminars.apple.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/ASPRegistration.woa/wa/eventDetails?eventId=40819&s=300) is one from December. Are people convinced yet?

Edit: How about one from March (http://www.seminars.apple.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/ASPRegistration.woa/wa/eventDetails?eventId=43152&s=300)?

[Stridder44]

Exactly, "new" is used in multiple places so obviously this is not refering to the current iBook offering.



Exactly, I call shenanigans. I think they are referring to the new MacBooks....

[milo]

Exactly, I call shenanigans. I think they are referring to the new MacBooks....

Read the three or four posts above you, and follow the links. Heck, look at the ibook page on apple.com.

Apple has refered to the old iBook as NEW for months, and they still do. This holds no water as proof of a release tomorrow. The same invite has been sent for months. And if it were for a newly released MacBook, why wouldn't it say MacBook instead of iBook?

I'd say the chances of a release tomorrow are slim to none, they'll probably do it at the grand opening of the NY store on the 19th.

[Clix Pix]

i hope to see it this week. and i hope it's just a 13.3" WS incarnation of the macbook pro.

:rolleyes:

Me, too! I'd snap up a 13.3" MacBook Pro in a heartbeat....

[stefan15]

Macbooks will NOT be coming out on Tuesday..

[steve_hill4]

Macbooks will NOT be coming out on Tuesday..
Yes they are, and they will have the same specs as the 17" MBP for a third of the price. Stop living in denial.

[whee900]

Manufacturers would never want to refer to their products as "old". Besides, any Mac is new; we're eons ahead of the Microsoft camp.:)

[aarongobo]

I am really dissapointed that Apple would promote products that will be replaced in less than a month... I mean honestly, you are just taking advantage of people who don't read the rumor sites!

[TheSailerMan]

I think it's obvious what Apple is going to do.
Tomorrow, they will release the MacBook, their consumer Intel laptop, and the NEW iBook.
But this new iBook is not a computer at all. It is actually a book (pages and everything) covering every Mac ever.
And as for the whole "go anywhere digital solution", it doubles as a photo album for digital pictures (ones you've printed) and a CD/DVD case!
Plus, it's only $30! This truely makes it the most affordable iBook ever.

But now that I have revealed this very true and very confidential information, I must forever be on the run from Apple's legal department.

[mi5moav]

Well, I wouldn't doubt if we see Itunes 7 and the new Ipod Hi-Fi with WiFi...and one more thing with HD/HD and CCD

[Spock]

But now that I have revealed this very true and very confidential information, I must forever be on the run from Apple's legal department.

Thank You for risking it all :cool: I do think its kinda funny that the 10th is also when E3 starts I think, and Apple has a booth next to intel.

[ccool2ax]

(Plus, mention of "iBook" is suspicious. Few believe that name is here to stay.)

I know we know the seminar is misleading, but I still think apple is going to call it the iBook.... unless they're never calling a computer "i" again, which means the iMac is now just The Mac.

As jobs said:
i=consumer
Power=pro

swapping power with "pro" leaves
i=consumer
Pro=pro

no reason to change the i thing. it'd sorta ruin Apple's name recognition. A little.

[WildCowboy]

Jobs also said that they wanted "Mac" in all of their product names. And there was the "MacBook" link on the iPod page on apple.com...

[ccool2ax]

Jobs also said that they wanted "Mac" in all of their product names. And there was the "MacBook" link on the iPod page on apple.com...

Yeah i saw that live too. It's an easy typo for MBP. Maybe the new MacBook rumors were started by an insider who forgot the pro suffix when telling everyone about the "new widescreen MacBook". Then everyone adopted the 13.3" standard, colors, and other assorted "specs".

[mi5moav]

well, at least we know Apple wants absolutely no part of anything to due with the gaming sector, otherwise we would have seen, some blow out announcement regarding nintendo. It's been two years, and 10 Billion in cash later, I guess that little white nintendo box was all for not.

[miketcool]

Exactly, I call shenanigans. I think they are referring to the new MacBooks....

I too call shenanigans, cept they wont have new iBooks. just the current ones...