Powerbook update sooN!!!!

[g0gie]

I saw this on the powerpage website- one of the websites that got into court trouble with apple reguarding the asteroid thing a few months back. If they were right about that perhaps they are about this!!! HERES HOPING!!

Quote:
Weekend Update: PowerBook Updates Imminent; Intel PowerBook in Late 2006
18 September 2005 04:51 EST
Jason D. O'Grady
From the Hardware Dept.

ATHENS -- Quickee update from the Athens airport. We've received word over souvlaki that Apple is prepping an update to the PowerBook line that could arrive as soon as this week. Time and details are unconfirmed, but before you drip tzatziki sauce on your tie, the revs are nothing to send a postcard home about... looks like a typical Apple speed-bump: clock speed and a slight bump on RAM and HDDs.

In other news, a voice from the top of Mount Olympus whispered that the long-awaited Intel PowerBook _won't_ be shipping in time for Macworld Expo 2006 in January, but rather will come some time in "mid-to-late 2006."

[tekmoe]

good find. time will tell. =)

[adrian-cg]

I hope this is true. I really do.

[TheMonarch]

Meh, Well, it has been since January... So I'm not phased.

[doucy2]

gosh i wish a new line would come out
so i could afford an older one

[g0gie]

here's a link if you guys are interested :

http://www.powerpage.org/cgi-bin/WebObjects/powerpage.woa/wa/story?newsID=14907

[tekmoe]

what other rumors have O'Grady's been right about? what's their ratio of rights to wrongs?

[g0gie]

not sure about their ratio of rights and wrongs, but they seem to be a very reliable/factual website. Mostly report on news news, instead of rumors so... yea... I predict that they will come out the tuesday right after the edu promotion ends

[paperinacup]

YES IM SO GLAD I CANCELLED MY ORDER!!!!!!!!!!! :D :p

[tekmoe]

not sure about their ratio of rights and wrongs, but they seem to be a very reliable/factual website. Mostly report on news news, instead of rumors so... yea... I predict that they will come out the tuesday right after the edu promotion ends

oh, you mean the ipod mini...

yeah, that would definitely make the most sense. i will wait to buy my 17" until then. suhweet!

[paperinacup]

This has truly made my night!!!

[G5Unit]

I want POWERMAC UPDATES!

[adrian-cg]

I want POWERMAC UPDATES!
Come on. Powermacs are still very competitive and, you know it's true, are in much less need for updates than the PB line.

On topic: If this were to happen, it'd own if the 15 incher got 128 VRAM standard.

[Koodauw]

And I was all set to buy one of those shinny new intel PBs in January. Oh well, I can wait.

[Duff-Man]

Duff-Man says...actually, I don't think they have a very good record as far as rumour accuracy goes....but nonetheless I hope there is an update for all those that are waiting...heck, if it was a really nice update I may even upgrade mine....oh yeah!

[Mac Me Up]

Let's just suppose that they do upgrade them in the next few days, and let's just suppose that I bought on today before the upgrade. Does Apple have any kind of policy on whether I can swap it for the new one or not? :confused:

I personally don't think that they will upgrade them, but I'm curious as to what would happen?

[tekmoe]

Let's just suppose that they do upgrade them in the next few days, and let's just suppose that I bought on today before the upgrade. Does Apple have any kind of policy on whether I can swap it for the new one or not? :confused:

I personally don't think that they will upgrade them, but I'm curious as to what would happen?

lol, another guy asked that same question in the PowerMac update thread on the front page, and everyone jumped all over him. be careful!

no you can't swap it for a new one, but there is a good chance that you can get some money back due to the fact that they will lower their price on the previous powerbooks.

[MacAficionado]

Let's just suppose that they do upgrade them in the next few days, and let's just suppose that I bought on today before the upgrade. Does Apple have any kind of policy on whether I can swap it for the new one or not? :confused:

I personally don't think that they will upgrade them, but I'm curious as to what would happen?

They will upgrade them soon. It is how it works. How soon? is the question. If you do not open it, they will exchange it without a problem. If it is Built to Order, they will not. You basically have 14 days from the time of purchase to exchange it, but if you open it, they charge a 10% restocking fee.

[powerbook911]

Hi everyone,

I came across something that I think is *very interesting.* Most of the Pbooks are on 24 hours shipping, but do this:

Go to BTO order, change anything and they go to only 1-3 days (which is standard for BTO).

However, try this: Add iWork or Logic 7 Pre-installed! It jumps to 6-8 days. What do I think this means? I think however the installation/building of these machines go they can no longer install iWork or Logic 7, on the machines. I think this *might* mean an update is prepping. However, not this week. I think we'll see it the week after the expo. This week I suspect we'll see Powermacs, and the Powerbooks will follow the next week.

Thoughts?

[paperinacup]

Hi everyone,

I came across something that I think is *very interesting.* Most of the Pbooks are on 24 hours shipping, but do this:

Go to BTO order, change anything and they go to only 1-3 days (which is standard for BTO).

However, try this: Add iWork or Logic 7 Pre-installed! It jumps to 6-8 days. What do I think this means? I think however the installation/building of these machines go they can no longer install iWork or Logic 7, on the machines. I think this *might* mean an update is prepping. However, not this week. I think we'll see it the week after the expo. This week I suspect we'll see Powermacs, and the Powerbooks will follow the next week.

Thoughts?


Lol Thats quite a concept. But I do feel an update VERY soon.

[g0gie]

I hope this is good info!!!

[macnvrbck]

Lol Thats quite a concept. But I do feel an update VERY soon.

I wouldn't mind taking the current 12' PB for $1399 (edu discount) with the free Ipod Mini with rebate, sell the Ipod for $150 (average) on Ebay making my final cost $1249, all before any possible PB update.

This is probably a better deal than a new possible weak update maybe the next day after the rebate ends. (Buy before Saturday the 24th) A better deal at $1249 paying extra for a slight speed, RAM, HDD bump)

Any way I could finagle both a updated PB and the free Ipod if the updates are coming directly after the promo ends?

Or is his update just worth waiting for at a newer update maching still costing $1399. What will the 1.5s go for from Apple when an update comes?

[northernleitz]

Hey, it was about this time three years ago I ordered the Power Book I am writing this on. I wanted an 800 or so megahertz model with 60 gigabyte hard drive, combo drive, and a gigabyte of RAM. It was taking Apple forever to ship that thing. Then they e-mailed me and asked if I'd be happy with the computer I wanted for something like $700 less, or would I rather have the 1.0 GHZ model with superdrive at substantial savings (and free double the RAM). Glad I went large. Three years later, no real need to update to another computer... though I would like to get an iMac G5 for a stay-at-home computer and use this one for traveling.

Er, so the point is, if you have an order in, Apple's warehouses are low on the current model, and an update is imminent, they might just get you the updated version.

[justkeith]

Hi everyone,

I came across something that I think is *very interesting.* Most of the Pbooks are on 24 hours shipping, but do this:

Go to BTO order, change anything and they go to only 1-3 days (which is standard for BTO).

However, try this: Add iWork or Logic 7 Pre-installed! It jumps to 6-8 days. What do I think this means? I think however the installation/building of these machines go they can no longer install iWork or Logic 7, on the machines. I think this *might* mean an update is prepping. However, not this week. I think we'll see it the week after the expo. This week I suspect we'll see Powermacs, and the Powerbooks will follow the next week.

Thoughts?


I think that the s/ware is not actually pre-installed

different Apple products are dispatched from various (global) locations - the PBooks and the s/ware are in different places

the different components of the order have to 'meet' en route to delivery so that the customers receives their entire order simultaneously

... hence the delay ...

try ordering the hardware / software separately ...


Based on this, it would seem that the shipping times are quite normal. Ergo, this is no indication of imminent updates

On the other hand Apple Refurb UK has extended opening times until October (normally open just 1 day per week) ... this sometimes means new models coming ... and the 'current' 15 & 17 powerbook models are available at 20% less than usual

[cube]

This would be extra lame.

[Eastend]

Hope it is all true and he was not just joking. Mount Olympus whispering voices and the Greek word Souvlaki (was his stomach talking to him at the airport or was it a God?), think that's kind of a Greek Hamburger or something, but it brings mystical ramifications also. So was it a joke or was it serious?

Brian

[sw1tcher]

So it looks like there might actually be PowerBook updates soon, contrary to what ThinkSecret said (http://www.thinksecret.com/news/0509g5.html).

Sucks, though, that we won't get a real PowerBook until mid-late 2006. Can't wait to see what Apple will surprise us with. My guess would be a completely new system at WWDC 2006, as I've stated before (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?p=1608136#post1608136).

[Euan]

I'd like to think that this will be the case... but something makes me think that there will be no updates. Mmmmmm.

[chucknorris]

I wouldn't mind taking the current 12' PB for $1399 (edu discount) with the free Ipod Mini with rebate, sell the Ipod for $150 (average) on Ebay making my final cost $1249, all before any possible PB update.

This is probably a better deal than a new possible weak update maybe the next day after the rebate ends. (Buy before Saturday the 24th) A better deal at $1249 paying extra for a slight speed, RAM, HDD bump)

Any way I could finagle both a updated PB and the free Ipod if the updates are coming directly after the promo ends?

Or is his update just worth waiting for at a newer update maching still costing $1399. What will the 1.5s go for from Apple when an update comes?

I would have shot myself if I'd jumped, and bought my iBook within a month before the latest update.

You can't really look at price for a comparison, but the VALUE gained with the last somewhat maligned iBook update was outstanding.

I would assume the PowerBooks will get a similar treatment, with the 12" models gaining the most in the process.

You will almost assuredly see price drops along with a bigger hard drive, a MUCH better video card, faster/more ram, perhaps DL superdrive, and maybe even some brand new features.

[MacSA]

I think they might just reorganise the Powerbook lineup. Drop the combo drive versions and have the superdrive standard across the line, then reduce the prices to nearer those of the combodrive versions. I think it's unacceptable for Apple to be selling a computer at that price with just a CDRW drive in todays market.

[macOSX-tastic]

i wouldnt care if they released new powerbooks tomorrow. i love my G4!

[al3000]

I hope this is true...

[Loke]

Hi everyone,

I came across something that I think is *very interesting.* Most of the Pbooks are on 24 hours shipping, but do this:

Go to BTO order, change anything and they go to only 1-3 days (which is standard for BTO).

However, try this: Add something to your basket. It doesnt really matter what it is. Then you strip yourself naked, while running around the room yelling "Hello, Dolly!" And finally, throw yourself *hard* into a wall, preferably with the head first. Seeing stars? Good. Now look at the screen again. The shipping time is all over the place! And it even looks like they will ship it to you twice, at least from what I can tell underneat all these stars... What do I think this means?

[a.k.a. Melvin]

I have been waiting for the Powerbook Update since July. Everyone seems to have conflicting views... ThinkSecret, Mac OS Rumors, O'Grady's...

My feeling is that it's gonna happen simply because Apple ordered all those new 7448 G4 chips. They gotta put 'em in SOMETHING!!!

Mel

p.s. Souvlaki is a Greek sandwich made with spiced, grilled lamb (cubed), tzatziki sauce (yogurt, cucumber, paprika, garlic) and placed in a pita. It usually has tomato, onion and such added. It is SUPER YUMMY!!!

[powerbook911]

Hi everyone,

I came across something that I think is *very interesting.* Most of the Pbooks are on 24 hours shipping, but do this:

Go to BTO order, change anything and they go to only 1-3 days (which is standard for BTO).

However, try this: Add something to your basket. It doesnt really matter what it is. Then you strip yourself naked, while running around the room yelling "Hello, Dolly!" And finally, throw yourself *hard* into a wall, preferably with the head first. Seeing stars? Good. Now look at the screen again. The shipping time is all over the place! And it even looks like they will ship it to you twice, at least from what I can tell underneat all these stars... What do I think this means?


That doesn't mean anything. That is a side effect of hitting the wall.

However, adding iWork... :)

[Ino]

Hi everyone,

I came across something that I think is *very interesting.* Most of the Pbooks are on 24 hours shipping, but do this:

Go to BTO order, change anything and they go to only 1-3 days (which is standard for BTO).

However, try this: Add iWork or Logic 7 Pre-installed! It jumps to 6-8 days. What do I think this means? I think however the installation/building of these machines go they can no longer install iWork or Logic 7, on the machines. I think this *might* mean an update is prepping. However, not this week. I think we'll see it the week after the expo. This week I suspect we'll see Powermacs, and the Powerbooks will follow the next week.

Thoughts?

Hm...right now in the U.S. stores iBooks actually have longer ship times (1-3 days)...top of the line PMs are at 2-4 days....everything else is within 24 hours, except the 12" PB with SuperDrive...

[paperinacup]

Hm...right now in the U.S. stores iBooks actually have longer ship times (1-3 days)...top of the line PMs are at 2-4 days....everything else is within 24 hours, except the 12" PB with SuperDrive...


WOAH what if the iBooks will not be updated but they started making them in BLACK!!!! :eek:

[powerbook911]

Hm...right now in the U.S. stores iBooks actually have longer ship times (1-3 days)...top of the line PMs are at 2-4 days....everything else is within 24 hours, except the 12" PB with SuperDrive...

Yes, i know that. You must have not read my entire post.

Take the 15-inch Powerbooks and add Logic 7 or iWork 05 pre-installed. It jumps to 6-8 days.

[paperinacup]

I think we can all agree that new PBs will be here within a week.

[adrian-cg]

Stupid "Powerbook updates very soon" hype. The suspense is killing me! :p

[powerbook911]

I know, if anything, Apple should see, from these forums, that people want Powerbook updates no matter how small. We *need* them. ha-ha. :)

What will be the next thing people will be waiting on? Oh, Powerbooks again...

[aswitcher]

Rumour sound on the money given TS view.

Now I wonder how long it took Steve to see the black ipod nano sales and go, maybe we need a black iBook sometime soon :)