PowerBook 15inch in June?

MacRumors · Jun 2, 2003, 01:06 AM

Kodawarisan claims that the revised 15" PowerBook G4 will be released at a special event in June.

Death2PCs · Jun 2, 2003, 01:19 AM

could this be the PPC970?

freundt · Jun 2, 2003, 02:02 AM

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Originally posted by Death2PCs
could this be the PPC970?

If you note it says power book G4...but seriously.. will they release yet another 1 GHZ G4 powerbook? Gods, I hope not....

Ajohn · Jun 2, 2003, 02:05 AM

Is it just me or have we had these "15-inch Al Powerbook in three weeks" rumors since MWSF? I believed them until about March. Now I'm hoping to get my new laptop sometime before Christmas.

NavyIntel007 · Jun 2, 2003, 02:27 AM

We've been hearing 15" pb updates since february. Now we're at the point where all three need to be updated. COME ON APPLE!!!

neutrino23 · Jun 2, 2003, 02:31 AM

For what it's worth, he says middle of June. If Apple is true to form and goes for a Tuesday that would point to June 17.

artificiallife · Jun 2, 2003, 03:03 AM

Why is nobody thinking of WWDC as the special event? I mean, how many special events can they have in the same month?

jholzner · Jun 2, 2003, 03:20 AM

Maybe they are going to update all powerbooks at the same time and give them 970's. Plus, update the powermac line with 970's as well. Wishful thinking I know but where else is apple supposed to go with their laptop line up? I'm no sure but can they even handle a higher mhz G4 chip due to heat issues?

nagromme · Jun 2, 2003, 03:29 AM

I'm betting on all PowerBooks getting updated together:

12" 1 GHz

15" 1 Ghz and 1.4 (or whatever is next)

17" 1.4

Then, afterwards, 970 PowerMacs, leaving 970 PowerBooks for the next revision after this one. At which point the iBook could go to G4 while iMac/eMac keep getting higher MHz.

jholzner · Jun 2, 2003, 05:06 AM

Well, Apple early this morning lowered the prices on their 12" and 15" power books...maybe that's a sign...see the thread I started here.

luke_s · Jun 2, 2003, 05:19 AM

come on
you aren't really speculating about this "rumor"???? every month someone different says: "15" PB update scheduled next month" someday someone will be right about this........
then someone says: there will be 8 970 CPUs in it and you scream "wow cool make it 10 apple". btw. what do you people want to do with your powerbooks with 1.4 ghz? heating up your apartment?

maradong · Jun 2, 2003, 07:02 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by luke_s
come on
you aren't really speculating about this "rumor"???? every month someone different says: "15" PB update scheduled next month" someday someone will be right about this........
then someone says: there will be 8 970 CPUs in it and you scream "wow cool make it 10 apple". btw. what do you people want to do with your powerbooks with 1.4 ghz? heating up your apartment?

hope is the last thing that dies my friend

pyrotoaster · Jun 2, 2003, 07:48 AM

G4 Powerbook in three weeks! Ha!

This PB revision is becoming like the last iPod revision back in February (next Tuesday! No, wait... next Tuesday!).

We've been waiting so long that I figure Apple is just going to release a Powerbook 970 at WWDC. Why else would we be waiting so long?

e2chris · Jun 2, 2003, 08:31 AM

Anyone see that they lowered some of the prices of the laptops... I cant remember what the 15'' was priced at but the 12'' came down $200 for both models.

erova · Jun 2, 2003, 08:57 AM

sho nuff. sounds like clearing the product stream for a june release to me.

i like the idea of an updated 12 as well, instead of just updating the 15.

chazmox · Jun 2, 2003, 09:08 AM

Ahhh.... another month, another 15 inch PB rumor! Somebody is bound to finally get it right... Probably the best indicator is the current lower prices on the 12 and 15 inch - $200 is a big drop, esp. for the 12 inch...

Then again maybe they'll just discontinue the 15 inch and all the rumor sites will be wrong!!!

( I don't believe that but it is the only way to confound EVERYONE... )

jxyama · 09:30 AM

on his site, Kodawarisan reported in May that the delay in the new Al 15" could be due to SARS in Taiwan. he noted it on May 21st...

he also noted on the 13th that the new 15" will be G4/1 GHz with FW 800 and backlit keyboard, making the difference between 15" and 17" just the screen size.

on a completely different note, his friend took apart the new iPod.

link here: scroll toward the bottom. click on pictures to enlarge.

he also attempted to swap the 5 gb (old) and 30 gb (new) HDs. pretty funny.

makkystyle · Jun 2, 2003, 12:35 PM

I'm not too excited about the PB just getting FW800 and a backlit keyboard. Although this would make sense if the 15 is the only PB that would get updated because there is no way that the 15 inch could get a higher spec chip than the 17!!!

It does seem really odd though that Apple has waited so long to release the 15 inch AlBook. There must be something up.

BenRoethig · Jun 2, 2003, 01:11 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by makkystyle
I'm not too excited about the PB just getting FW800 and a backlit keyboard. Although this would make sense if the 15 is the only PB that would get updated because there is no way that the 15 inch could get a higher spec chip than the 17!!!

It does seem really odd though that Apple has waited so long to release the 15 inch AlBook. There must be something up.

There's not a lot Apple can do with the 15" PB at the moment. They could change to an brushed aluminum case with a 15.4" screen, add PC2700 memory, airport extreme, bluetooth, a backlit keyboard, FW800 port, and either a GeForce FX Go 5200/5600 or a Radeon Mobility 9200/9600. The 1ghz G4 is the fastest Motorola chip that Apple could put in there. The Powerbook line needs a new processor a.s.a.p. When it comes to non-altivec applications, the iBooks have almost reached parity with the Powerbooks..

ZildjianKX · Jun 2, 2003, 01:18 PM

Don't forget USB 2.0

Do we know for sure 1 Ghz is the fasted G4 that can go in the powerbook?

freundt · Jun 2, 2003, 01:20 PM

I say we revolt if apple comes out with a "new" 1ghz g4 15" powerbook. I would say we storm the castle, but we have to beware of the infinite loop trap...

Sun Baked · 01:43 PM

Hey nobody liked the -- Apple delayed the death of OS 9 until June, so the legacy machines scattered throughout the lineup are most likely a marketing decision to keep OS 9 machines around until June -- answer.

Even though there is that marketing decision Apple could have released replacements early or late, and centered around June.

---

Since the above answers didn't fit in with their view of the world, there have been rampant rumors -- then the 970 rumors started.

---

If you don't like the above OS9 delay answer, you're really not going to like...

Hey, it looks like Apple is getting ready to EOL the last of the iMac/PowerBook/PowerMac legacy machines that boot OS 9, sorry the new machines will just be speedbumped machines.

But hey you might get FW800 in the DDR iMac and USB 2 in the Rev B PowerMac.

As for the PowerMac 970s, try Christmas*

* Told you that you wouldn't like it, it's just a possibility that will reveal itself and/or get buried in reality soon -- June/July.

And no --- the last part is not a guess, speculation or whatnot -- just another possibe way in which events could unfold.

job · Jun 2, 2003, 01:55 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Sun Baked
And no --- the last part is not a guess, speculation or whatnot -- just another possibe way in which events could unfold.

Do you know something we don't?

ZildjianKX · Jun 2, 2003, 02:04 PM

Not to go offtopic... but Sun Baked... your website link is probably the cruelest and most disgusting thing I have ever seen in my life.

MacBandit · 02:28 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by ZildjianKX
Not to go offtopic... but Sun Baked... your website link is probably the cruelest and most disgusting thing I have ever seen in my life.

At first I was like what the hell is this then I saw they were making a meal and that made it a lot better. People have to realize that cats and dogs are just animals like cows and chickens. People eat them.

ON TOPIC.

If the 970 is even going to be used by Apple I don't think it will be released by Aple until Fall or December. When was the last time Apple released something simultaneously or even close to the date it was made available to them. They are usually 6months to a year behind.

Jun 2, 2003, 01:06 AM	#1
MacRumors macrumors bot Join Date: Apr 2001	PowerBook 15inch in June? Kodawarisan claims that the revised 15" PowerBook G4 will be released at a special event in June.

Jun 2, 2003, 01:19 AM	#2
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Jun 2, 2003, 02:05 AM	#4
Ajohn macrumors newbie Join Date: May 2003	Three weeks? Is it just me or have we had these "15-inch Al Powerbook in three weeks" rumors since MWSF? I believed them until about March. Now I'm hoping to get my new laptop sometime before Christmas.

Jun 2, 2003, 02:27 AM	#5
NavyIntel007 macrumors 65816 Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Tampa, FL	We've been hearing 15" pb updates since february. Now we're at the point where all three need to be updated. COME ON APPLE!!! __________________ Fujitsu T4020 iPod Nano 4 GB (RED)

Jun 2, 2003, 03:20 AM	#8
jholzner macrumors 65816 Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Champaign, IL	Maybe they are going to update all powerbooks at the same time and give them 970's. Plus, update the powermac line with 970's as well. Wishful thinking I know but where else is apple supposed to go with their laptop line up? I'm no sure but can they even handle a higher mhz G4 chip due to heat issues? __________________ "Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life." -Terry Pratchett. http://homepage.mac.com/jholzner

Jun 2, 2003, 02:31 AM	#6
neutrino23 macrumors 6502 Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: SF Bay area	For what it's worth, he says middle of June. If Apple is true to form and goes for a Tuesday that would point to June 17.

Jun 2, 2003, 03:03 AM	#7
artificiallife Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003	Why is nobody thinking of WWDC as the special event? I mean, how many special events can they have in the same month?

Jun 2, 2003, 03:29 AM	#9
nagromme macrumors 601 Join Date: May 2002 Location: Blinking blue dot	I'm betting on all PowerBooks getting updated together: 12" 1 GHz 15" 1 Ghz and 1.4 (or whatever is next) 17" 1.4 Then, afterwards, 970 PowerMacs, leaving 970 PowerBooks for the next revision after this one. At which point the iBook could go to G4 while iMac/eMac keep getting higher MHz. __________________ nagromme Would you like a treatment?

Jun 2, 2003, 05:06 AM	#10
jholzner macrumors 65816 Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Champaign, IL	Well, Apple early this morning lowered the prices on their 12" and 15" power books...maybe that's a sign...see the thread I started here. __________________ "Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life." -Terry Pratchett. http://homepage.mac.com/jholzner

Jun 2, 2003, 05:19 AM	#11
luke_s macrumors newbie Join Date: Jan 2003	come on you aren't really speculating about this "rumor"???? every month someone different says: "15" PB update scheduled next month" someday someone will be right about this........ then someone says: there will be 8 970 CPUs in it and you scream "wow cool make it 10 apple". btw. what do you people want to do with your powerbooks with 1.4 ghz? heating up your apartment?

Jun 2, 2003, 07:48 AM	#13
pyrotoaster macrumors 65816 Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Oak Park, IL	G4 Powerbook in three weeks! Ha! This PB revision is becoming like the last iPod revision back in February (next Tuesday! No, wait... next Tuesday!). We've been waiting so long that I figure Apple is just going to release a Powerbook 970 at WWDC. Why else would we be waiting so long? __________________ Watch Farscape! AppleWorks is DEAD! Muwah-ha-ha...!

Jun 2, 2003, 08:31 AM	#14
e2chris Banned Join Date: Jul 2002	Anyone see that they lowered some of the prices of the laptops... I cant remember what the 15'' was priced at but the 12'' came down $200 for both models.

Jun 2, 2003, 08:57 AM	#15
erova macrumors member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: washington dc	sho nuff. sounds like clearing the product stream for a june release to me. i like the idea of an updated 12 as well, instead of just updating the 15.

Jun 2, 2003, 09:08 AM	#16
chazmox macrumors regular Join Date: Feb 2003	Ahhh.... another month, another 15 inch PB rumor! Somebody is bound to finally get it right... Probably the best indicator is the current lower prices on the 12 and 15 inch - $200 is a big drop, esp. for the 12 inch... Then again maybe they'll just discontinue the 15 inch and all the rumor sites will be wrong!!! ( I don't believe that but it is the only way to confound EVERYONE... ) __________________ We shall not cease from exploration And the end of all our exploring Will be to arrive where we started And know the place for the first time. T.S. Elliot

Jun 2, 2003, 09:21 AM	#17
jxyama macrumors 68040 Join Date: Apr 2003	on his site, Kodawarisan reported in May that the delay in the new Al 15" could be due to SARS in Taiwan. he noted it on May 21st... he also noted on the 13th that the new 15" will be G4/1 GHz with FW 800 and backlit keyboard, making the difference between 15" and 17" just the screen size. on a completely different note, his friend took apart the new iPod. link here: scroll toward the bottom. click on pictures to enlarge. he also attempted to swap the 5 gb (old) and 30 gb (new) HDs. pretty funny. Last edited by jxyama : Jun 2, 2003 at 09:30 AM.

Jun 2, 2003, 12:35 PM	#18
makkystyle macrumors regular Join Date: Aug 2002	I'm not too excited about the PB just getting FW800 and a backlit keyboard. Although this would make sense if the 15 is the only PB that would get updated because there is no way that the 15 inch could get a higher spec chip than the 17!!! It does seem really odd though that Apple has waited so long to release the 15 inch AlBook. There must be something up. __________________ once was lost but now am found...

Jun 2, 2003, 01:18 PM	#20
ZildjianKX Guest Join Date: May 2003	Don't forget USB 2.0 Do we know for sure 1 Ghz is the fasted G4 that can go in the powerbook?

Jun 2, 2003, 01:20 PM	#21
freundt macrumors member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Seattle	I say we revolt if apple comes out with a "new" 1ghz g4 15" powerbook. I would say we storm the castle, but we have to beware of the infinite loop trap...

Jun 2, 2003, 01:38 PM	#22
Sun Baked macrumors 603 Join Date: May 2002	Hey nobody liked the -- Apple delayed the death of OS 9 until June, so the legacy machines scattered throughout the lineup are most likely a marketing decision to keep OS 9 machines around until June -- answer. Even though there is that marketing decision Apple could have released replacements early or late, and centered around June. --- Since the above answers didn't fit in with their view of the world, there have been rampant rumors -- then the 970 rumors started. --- If you don't like the above OS9 delay answer, you're really not going to like... Hey, it looks like Apple is getting ready to EOL the last of the iMac/PowerBook/PowerMac legacy machines that boot OS 9, sorry the new machines will just be speedbumped machines. But hey you might get FW800 in the DDR iMac and USB 2 in the Rev B PowerMac. As for the PowerMac 970s, try Christmas* * Told you that you wouldn't like it, it's just a possibility that will reveal itself and/or get buried in reality soon -- June/July. And no --- the last part is not a guess, speculation or whatnot -- just another possibe way in which events could unfold. __________________ May you be plagued by images of Richard Simmons flouncing through you brain, and squat thrusting his way though all waking thoughts. Last edited by Sun Baked : Jun 2, 2003 at 01:43 PM.

Jun 2, 2003, 02:04 PM	#24
ZildjianKX Guest Join Date: May 2003	Not to go offtopic... but Sun Baked... your website link is probably the cruelest and most disgusting thing I have ever seen in my life.

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