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Prototype Mac Pro and Intel PowerBook Spotted

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Prototype Apple products have been known to appear on eBay. Late last year, a prototype MacBook Air was found by a member of our forum and in March a prototype iPhone was spotted.

A prototype Mac Pro has recently been put up for sale on eBay, claiming to be an early 2.4GHz dual Quad-Core processor machine. The machine is said to even be able to run Snow Leopard. Photos of the machine are provided and it does contain a red motherboard typical of Apple's prototype machines:


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Meanwhile, another interesting prototype machine was found by a forum member back in May. jpo287 purchased a PowerBook that carries an Intel processor and an iSight camera -- features that were never released in a "PowerBook" branded machine. The machine carries a build date of November of 2005 which was two months before the first Intel MacBook Pros were released. For whatever reason, this unreleased PowerBook contains a blue motherboard:


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More photos and speculation can be seen in the original discussion thread.

Article Link: Prototype Mac Pro and Intel PowerBook Spotted
 
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https://www.macrumors.com/2009/09/11/prototype-mac-pro-and-intel-powerbook-spotted/
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Jimmetry

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Feb 11, 2009
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This should definitely be in Page 2.

Of course a Mac Pro can run Snow Leopard, it's completely Intel.

And a prototype PowerBook 2 months before the MacBook Pros were released simply indicates they changed the name within that timeframe, not that they tried to tack on a bunch of Intellian stuff onto a PPC-intended motherboard :p
 
chadley_chad

chadley_chad

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Wtf ?????

Jesus ... who gives a rats ass!

I don't know, sometimes Apple fanboys just go a little too far; we'll be analysing the different types of wiring used next!

Hmmm!
 
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///M5

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May 14, 2009
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The title should say "Dirty Prototype Mac Pro, and Intel PowerBook Spotted"

Then people would wonder if that dirt is Steve's saliva or Woz's sweat.

In other words, who cares.
 
Consultant

Consultant

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Jun 27, 2007
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///M5 said:
The title should say "Dirty Prototype Mac Pro, and Intel PowerBook Spotted"

Then people would wonder if that dirt is Steve's saliva or Woz's sweat.

In other words, who cares.
Click to expand...

Yeah.

I would have cleaned the case.
 
synth3tik

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Oct 11, 2006
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wow, some people just have super bad attitudes.

Prototype machines are cool because they are extremely rare, especially from Apple. Personally I collect synthesizers and not computers. However it is cool to find these rare jems.

The problem I have is there are quite a few people that see a couple people getting excited over something, and feel they need to flame. Honestly if you couldn't care less about a prototype machine, then your just a damn fool for reading a theard with the first word being Prototype.
 
BornAgainMac

BornAgainMac

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It looks like the yellow wire is from a new distributor from Asia that is suppose to help cut costs and improve connectivity. I can make out the part number yet.
:D
 
AdeFowler

AdeFowler

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chadley_chad said:
Jesus ... who gives a rats ass!

I don't know, sometimes Apple fanboys just go a little too far; we'll be analysing the different types of wiring used next!

Hmmm!
Click to expand...

Agreed... who cares? But it's got nothing to do with being a 'fanboy'. How this is page one news I'll never know.
 
twoodcc

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pretty cool. i wouldn't mind having those things, but i wouldn't want to pay a high price for it. i think i'll stick to new ones that are sure to work properly
 
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Bjohnson33

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Mar 4, 2006
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Seems like you'd have to be a pretty dyed-in-the-wool fanboy to get excited about something like this! It's interesting and all, but I can't picture myself dying to own something like that.
 
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