3G iPhone and $1500 'Super Laptop' in 2008

[IlliniDude]

Take it for what it's worth, but Jim Goldman just reported it could be on shelves by the end of May. Also mentioned ipod Touch production is being increased to meet demand, and that the ultra-portable macbooks will be introduced at Macworld.

Go easy on me- this is my first post.

[chewbee]

link?

[IlliniDude]

http://www.cnbc.com/id/15840232?video=604750534&play=1

[chewbee]

I don't know if I can wait yet another 5 months, I'm getting obsessed with buying one!

[ks-man]

Here is the full article that CNBC is referencing

http://www.cnbc.com/id/22132704

[lordgaino]

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz....................


.......if you want one then buy one, if you want to wait then wait.... its so boring hearing all this procrastination.

I have an iphone, its amazing, yes it will eventually be superseded, but its the nuts and i know that apple rumours spread like wildfire, and that generally speaking as soon as one device comes out they rumour about a new one. For example the micro-macbook.... thats been rumoured to be imminent for over a year. We are still waiting. How long did we wait for the iphone to come out regardless of rumours, oh yeah the 'google phone'.... appparently imminent but we are still waiting.....

[jhedges3]

Originally Posted by lordgaino

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz....................


.......if you want one then buy one, if you want to wait then wait.... its so boring hearing all this procrastination.

I have an iphone, its amazing, yes it will eventually be superseded, but its the nuts and i know that apple rumours spread like wildfire, and that generally speaking as soon as one device comes out they rumour about a new one. For example the micro-macbook.... thats been rumoured to be imminent for over a year. We are still waiting. How long did we wait for the iphone to come out regardless of rumours, oh yeah the 'google phone'.... appparently imminent but we are still waiting.....

I'm not sure what your point is. Is it that you don't like waiting for things? That seems like a tricky attitude considering that by their nature rumors are mostly about things that have yet to come out. That means that you have to wait for them. But what's the matter with that?

People, including many of us, discussed iPhone for a long time before it was officially announced and released. And then both of those things happened. What's your point? A similar thing may or may not occur with both of the other products you alluded to. We've been discussing them for a while and most likely they'll be released. I've said it twice, but why not a third time, what's the problem with that dynamic?

I like to think that longer we discuss things the better. Discussing a product for a long time in advance would mean that we're hearing about things that are a long way off (and having to be patient and wait for them, if we choose).

[jessica.]

Originally Posted by chewbee

I don't know if I can wait yet another 5 months, I'm getting obsessed with buying one!

I don't know why you'd wait for 3g, edge is not all that bad really.

[chr1s60]

While CNBC may be a trustworthy source, it is still someone reporting a rumor they heard from someone. I will believe a release date for a 3G iPhone when Apple announces it.

[kimguroo]

Originally Posted by jessica.

I don't know why you'd wait for 3g, edge is not all that bad really.

I agree.
I've never used 3G and I am wondering how fast is the 3G.
EDGE is totally fine for me.

does apple already find low battery consume 3G Chip????
sounds like he had the accurate source on both ipod touch and ultra-laptop but He just created 3G Iphone rumor.
I still think they will release 3G iphone in late 08 or early 09 at macworld.
Not may or june.

[JD914]

Originally Posted by kimguroo

I agree.
I've never used 3G and I am wondering how fast is the 3G.
EDGE is totally fine for me.

If EDGE and 3G were automobiles EDGE would be a run down jalopy and 3G would be a Formula 1 race car. There is no comparison.

[wizard]

Originally Posted by chewbee

I don't know if I can wait yet another 5 months, I'm getting obsessed with buying one!

It is certainly a thing that I have to watch myself on, I sometimes have to pass the Apple store rather quickly. Not only is the constant talk about the current machine and the coming 3G machine maddening, the talk about the next software rev is hitting all cylinders. There the issue is rumors of features I want that are coming.

Disk mode, is one thing I want in my portable devices. It is just another little check box less on the acceptance list. Now If Apple could just get a few other things moving for the coming software update and I'd be hot to trot for this rev.

Dave

[ckurowic]

Originally Posted by chewbee

I don't know if I can wait yet another 5 months, I'm getting obsessed with buying one!

Why? I've brought up this point before. Why would you want a laptop with less functionality than a normal lap top but for $1,500? You have more money than me, man.

Originally Posted by mccldwll

I wouldn't get too excited if I were you. I would put Goldman's story right up there with the tooth fairy and easter bunny. One questionable source in Asia who knows about the iPhone, the iTouch, the ultraportable, AND the price point of the ultraportable. That's one well-informed dude. It came out of the financial sector, was given an extraordinary amount of play on cnbc, and was picked up by Rupert Murdoch owned Dow Jones. The object is to create volatility and impact the price of Apple's stock.

FINALLY some logic to this forum.

Originally Posted by dpierre

Exactly the reason why I still haven't upgraded my 12" pbG4 yet.

Says who? You? Show me some quantitative data and maybe I'll half way believe you.

For some reason it did not reply to the correct post. I am replying to the guy who said there is tons of pent up demand for a 12 inch intel powered Apple portable.

Originally Posted by winterspan

SSDs have been used in subnotebooks/"ultra-portables" for 5+ years. Many subnotebooks from Panasonic, Sony, and other Japanese companies have SSDs, but they have been expensive.
The other major user of SSDs are military/industrial/Aerospace applications including laptops and embedded computers.



Flash SSDs are still at $10-15/GB.. 32GB is likely... maybe an upgrade to 64GB. But that will throw the price into the $2500+ range. About reliability, flash SSDs are VERY RELIABLE! Much more so than HDDs, especially the smaller/cheaper ones. No moving parts. The reliability/toughness is precisely why the military/aerospace industry has been using them for years...


See above



Flash SSDs *can* be much faster than a 2.5" 5400rmp drive .. and they can blow the 1.8" 4200rpm drives out of the water! And actually, SSDs do have a considerable advantage in power consumption. Ive seen
some testing benchmarks around the net. Looks to be >25% reduction in power usage.




Onscreen keyboard good for iPhone thumb-typing... as a replacement for a full size "regular" typing keyboard? Not so much. Seems like it would be very difficult to type on. (coming from an Iphone user)



Why on earth would you need to put all your music on a subnotebook?? Get a small 2.5" external drive to keep in your dorm or whatever. if you want a 64GB+ subnotebook, you better be a rich college kid.



Exactly...


512GB?? Hahahah. thats funny. Do you really need more than 32-64GB on a small laptop? What would you need to be on there that an external 2.5" 250GB drive couldn't hold? If USB is too slow, I'm sure Apple will put a Firewire 400 or 800 on there. Maybe an eSata?


That wouldn't be too difficult to do at all. Have a sync daemon on your laptop that waits until the home network becomes available then runs a synchronization program in the background.

Why in Gods name do you need all that storage? 1 GB equals 100 pickup truck loads of paper documents. Do you REALLY keep all that junk on your HD? Your are high man, sorry. Rarely do people need that much storage, ESPECIALLY in a ultra-portable computer that will NOT have the functionality of normal laptops. Wow. Go get a MBP, seriously, and some external HD's. Get a clue.

[jhedges3]

Originally Posted by chewbee

I don't know if I can wait yet another 5 months, I'm getting obsessed with buying one!

With buying what?! Wasn't the article about three things, iPhone, iPod Touch, and ultraportable MacBook (or whatever it'll be called)?

I don't know why you couldn't wait five months. What's another five months? Plus there is nothing you can do if you aren't willing to wait. It's not like your unwillingness changes anything.

[MacRumors]

CNBC's Jim Goldman reports on rumors from "a very good source of [his] with good connections to Apple's Asian manufacturing partners."

Goldman has heard that Apple will be making headlines in the next weeks-to-months related to the iPod Touch, iPhone and ultra-portable laptop.

- iPod touch is said to have had its manufacturing increased substantially to 5.1 million units for the holiday shopping season.
- 3G iPhone expected to hit store shelves by May or June.
- Finally, the rumored Ultra portable laptop will arrive at Macworld San Francisco 2008.

On the laptop, the specs differ slightly from circulating rumors, and pegs the price point at $1500:

The blogs have speculated about this, but he says he now has hard evidence that the smallest laptop ever from Apple is only weeks away. He says the device will feature a 12-inch screen and will be 50 percent thinner--and lighter--than current versions of the MacBook Pro. He says the product will not have a hard-drive, but rely on Flash memory instead and likely retail for around $1,500.

A video clip of his segment is also available. Apple, of course, declined to comment on rumors. Macworld San Francisco kicks off on January 15th with a keynote speech from Steve Jobs. As always, MacRumors will be providing live coverage.

Article Link

[Sean Dempsey]

MacPad!

I'll take 2.

[hoppo99]

3G iPhone - now we're talking (I know, I know). iChat mobile - will finally make sense to make video calls.

[lazyrighteye]

MWSF, and specifically all of '08, is shaping up to be pretty interesting.
Good fun!

[Badandy]

Money is waiting for that portable.

Question to people:

I haven't been keeping up lately on flash memory (had some school work I've been doing). Last I heard they could use a 64 GB SSD. Has this changed, what size would you all expect to be in this ultraportable? I don't know how the pricing in mass quantity would be for apple. Any guesses to what will probably be in there?

[prg3]

one way or another, its all sorting out...

if this rumour has even a tiny part of true, Im in for that ultra portable 12" Nanobook Pro

[ks-man]

Assuming this is accurate, I'd say that 3G Iphone will probably be released around June 29th for the 1 year anniversary of the launch of the iphone.

[justflie]

The tiny notebook sounds like fun. I'm really doubting that I will sell my current iPhone in June to buy a 3g iPhone unless there are significant changes other than 3g. I don't even have (and most people don't have) 3g coverage where I live and go to school so having a 3g iPhone doesn't really present much of an advantage for me unless I happen to travel in/close to Boston. Although the extra 8gb has me interested a little bit, there would have to be some other additional features/additions to make me pull the trigger.

[Djspice]

What are the largest sizes of Flash drives available for a sub-notebook like this? I think these things are gonna be awesome and I'd love to get one but I don't want to have to lug around extra HD space just to make it feasible.

Oh well, I'll probably buy one anyway. Macworld sounds like it's gonna be pretty exciting this year. Here's hoping for some Canadian announcements along the way as well! (Iphone and video at ITMS)

[iriejedi]

Well, this rumor is perfectly timed. My Verizon contract is up in June!

Hello new iPHONE!

[Spades]

12" is an improvement over 13.3". I'd still prefer 10", but if there's a small enough border around the screen, it'll do.