Official MWSF speculation thread.

[jimsowden]

Having had so many n00bs ask if they should hold off buying, I decided, in my infinite wisdom, to take a stab at what we will see. This is just a guess, and not based on anything the rest of you don't have access to. ( ;) )

iLife '05 with minor/major upgrades and "Sugar" - Def
Keynote 2 - Def
Asteroid - Def
iPod mini upgrade - Def
flash ipod/ipod cell phone - very likley
powerbook upgrade within g4 - very possible
super sub $1,000 PBg5 dual core 1900x1600 beast - no chance
something up Jobs' black sleeve - I think so (I always do)

Nows your chance to guess, have at it.

[edesignuk]

Software, I have no clue. Hardware...

PB speed bump. Pathetic bumps at that, nothing to get excited about.
iPod Mini capacity boost. Meh, 6GB? Again, nothing to get your panties in a twist over.
<edit>Oh, I'm sure the eMac will get something.</edit>

Sadly, that's pretty much all I'm expecting, but then maybe I'm just keeping hopes down as previously they've been dashed with past lack luster keynotes :(

We wait and see...:)

[mrgreen4242]

Ok, here's mine:

PB's - G4 upgrade, to 1.7ghz on the top end.
PM's - not at MWSF but shortly after they will announce the 3ghz
iMac/iBook - nothing.
eMac - Will get an upgrade, but I don't know if it will get the G5 yet... if it get's a G5 they will wait for the iMac rev/ B to come out... otherwise they might bump up the G4 speeds at MWSF, maybe both!
iPod - mini's go to 5gb and get better battery life. Flash iPod is announced. The HE-AAC will be announced.

And what's up Steve's sleeve... hmmm... well, I would likely guess it was either the Flash iPod or the Cell Phone... but since that's is seemingly common speculation, I will go with demonstrating PMs with a 2 core cpu, and announcing it's availibiltyfor late 2005/early 2006. All PMs will be at least 2x cpus, and there will be 4 cpu model available. I'm guessing a dual core 2ghz model as the low end, then a 2x single core cpu 2.5 and 3ghz's, and finally quad cpu 3ghz models, which will become the world fastest personal computer, for real this time. :)

Rob

[quagmire]

Powerbook G5 15" and 17" at 1.8 Ghz and 2 Ghz using new low power G5 from IBM

12" Powerbook gets 7447B at 1.67 Ghz.

eMac G5 at 1.6 Ghz G5 970fx

iPod flash 512 MB and 1 GB models offered.

More hype with tiger

30 minute speech about how well the iPod sold during the holidays.

[Bear]

Actually like the past couple of years, we will see stuff at MacWorld and then every week or two, something new will get announced until a lot of the products have been upgraded.

I can also see an XServe upgrade at MacWorld or soon after.

[roadapple]

Appleworks X with iLife
black g5 powerbook with isight built in
wireless firewire
Quicktime 7
new ipod mini design
and one more thing...?

[Bear]

Appleworks X with iLife
black g5 powerbook with isight built in
wireless firewire
Quicktime 7
new ipod mini design
and one more thing...?While the first thing would be nice, I think Appleworks X if it has been majorly upgraded will still be sold seperately or the iLife price will wind up increasing.

And as for a Powerbook with a built in iSight - first of all, that would probably not work in the formfactor of the Powerbooks and secondly, a lot of places will prohibit you taking a camera in...so one on a laptop will make the laptop less usefull.

[CubaTBird]

Here is what the cuban man thinks! :)

iLife 05' for sure
Keynote 2 for sure
Appleworks still stays on the back burner
sugar is a type of add-on to garageband

[dotnina]

I didn't even know what Macworld was until I got my PB a few months ago ... are there typically a lot of products announced? Or is it usually like, 1 cool thing only (ie, last year's iPod Mini) and a bunch of things you knew were coming anyway (ie, iLife update)?

Ok, this is my total guess ...

For Sure:
iPod Flash
iPod Mini upgrade
Keynote 2
iLife 05
XServe upgrade

For Maybe:
eMac upgrade (just because I'm not sure it deserves the glitz of Macworld)
Powermac modest upgrade
Asteroid
Powerbook upgrade or price drop
Appleworks X