WWDC PowerBook G5 2.2GHz?

MacRumors · Jun 2, 2004, 05:16 AM

In an anonymous post to Craig's List, one participant claims:

Quote:

On June 28th, 2004, expect some very big changes in the Powerbook line up!
For now, all I can say is the entry level 12" Powerbook G5 will be at 1.6Ghz 12" --High end will
have a new G5 processor capable of speeds upto 2.2Ghz. One last thing, the memory on all models will
max. @ 4Gb. So keep a close eye and hold off on any big Laptop purchases, because the event we have been waiting for has arrived.

Expect the unexpected.

Obviously anonymous mailing list posts lack much credibility.

joelypolly · Jun 2, 2004, 05:19 AM

If that happens i will eat all my socks

cjc343 · Jun 2, 2004, 05:30 AM

I seriously doubt this, but it would be great if it were true...

sjap · Jun 2, 2004, 05:36 AM

If this is true I will eat socks for the rest of my life.

boomtopper · Jun 2, 2004, 05:37 AM

Sounds like complete and utter bull plop to me.
I just can't see the powerbooks being upgraded yet becuase they have been just upgraded!

CmdrLaForge · Jun 2, 2004, 05:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by joelypolly

If that happens i will eat all my socks

That is sooo funnnyyy. !!! Thanks for the laugh man !

And I second that. I eat my socks as well.

T'hain Esh Kelch · Jun 2, 2004, 05:45 AM

Looks like the world-supply of socks is going down....

If this turns out to be true, expect me to be first in line to get a 15" top-end!

nagromme · 05:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Macrumors

Obviously anonymous mailing list posts lack much credibility.

Much? Any.

For now, all I can say is... No.

I think even Page 2 is too good for this one. I suggest Page 3 or beyond.

Now... go ahead and speculate about PBG5s because real or not, that's just good fun!

CmdrLaForge · Jun 2, 2004, 05:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by boomtopper

Sounds like complete and utter bull plop to me.
I just can't see the powerbooks being upgraded yet becuase they have been just upgraded!

Second that as well. I see noooo way that they update the Powerbooks now. Did they ever do that ? Update in such a short time ? I don't think so.

I guess we see the PB G5 in January.

johnnyjibbs · Jun 2, 2004, 05:49 AM

We can dream on, but with the latest rumours about the difficulty of getting new G5s into even Power Macs I'm doubting this one very much.

1.6GHz 12" would be cool mind..

Squire · Jun 2, 2004, 05:58 AM

No. I don't believe it.
However, I have 2 questions:

1) When were the Powerbooks last updated? 5 or 6 weeks ago?
2) What is the shortest length of time in Apple history between major updates?

Anyone know?

Squire

klaus · Jun 2, 2004, 06:03 AM

Bogus..

http://www.macrumors.com/pages/2004/...19232454.shtml

He said it himself..it would be "quite some time"...

nagromme · Jun 2, 2004, 06:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Squire

1) When were the Powerbooks last updated? 5 or 6 weeks ago?
2) What is the shortest length of time in Apple history between major updates?

See http://buyersguide.macrumors.com

Last update: 44 days ago
Average time between updates: 171 days
Shortest time between: 60+ days, BUT that was to add two new sizes--the 15" did not change
The shortest time since then--the shortest time for updating all 3 sizes, is 7 months! It was 8 months before that.

csubear · Jun 2, 2004, 06:14 AM

I don't beleive it at all. After buy my NEW powerbook less than a month ago. I would be very angry if they updated to G5 now.

Squire · Jun 2, 2004, 06:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nagromme

See http://buyersguide.macrumors.com

Last update: 44 days ago
Average time between updates: 171 days
Shortest time between: 60+ days, BUT that was to add two new sizes--the 15" did not change
The shortest time since then--the shortest time for updating all 3 sizes, is 7 months! It was 8 months before that.

Oh, yeah. I forgot about the good ol' buyer's guide. So 44 days plus another 26 days. So even at 70 days, it would be the quickest update by far.

Squire

ks23 · Jun 2, 2004, 06:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Squire

2) What is the shortest length of time in Apple history between major updates?

Anyone know?

Squire

AFAIK iBooks 4 month.

G4-power · Jun 2, 2004, 06:30 AM

I think they won't be seen at WWDC, but possibly at the Paris Expo, was it in September?

HasanDaddy · Jun 2, 2004, 06:31 AM

All I know is ---

they came out with a SuperDrive TiBook in November/December of 2002, and then the Al Books (12" and 17") came out in January 2003, one month later

soooo...... such things have happened before

NEVER EVER make apple predictions based upon typical product cycle updates ---- especially when the product is transitioning into a major piece of new hardware/processor, etc

Windowlicker · Jun 2, 2004, 07:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nagromme

See http://buyersguide.macrumors.com

Last update: 44 days ago
Average time between updates: 171 days
Shortest time between: 60+ days, BUT that was to add two new sizes--the 15" did not change
The shortest time since then--the shortest time for updating all 3 sizes, is 7 months! It was 8 months before that.

...and that pretty much states the obvious: LET'S FORGET ABOUT THE PBG5 FOR A WHILE -- FOR GOOD!

* this doesn't mean it wouldn't be a kick ass announcement, even if they weren't available until september

Mord · 07:11 AM

this means new powermacs right?

(little getting my own back for all you people posting about pbg5's in every forum)

also the teams developing the g5 powerbook and the team developing the recently updated g4 powerbook are different teams they may very well have had a breakthrough with maybe the 975 or getting good yields of the 970fx?

if the pbg5 team finished early steve jobs is not exactly going to say "oh no we cant release those it would piss off all the people that bought the 1.5GHz g4 powerbooks". if it's ready it will be released, not that i think they are ready especially not at 2.2GHz

Akira · Jun 2, 2004, 07:10 AM

Even if it were true that they'd announce (not ship, duh) a Powerbook G5 at WWDC, I sincerely doubt that they would have a 2.2 GHz at the high end.

JFreak · Jun 2, 2004, 07:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CmdrLaForge

I guess we see the PB G5 in January.

that would be my guess also.

AT71 · Jun 2, 2004, 07:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HasanDaddy

All I know is ---

they came out with a SuperDrive TiBook in November/December of 2002, and then the Al Books (12" and 17") came out in January 2003, one month later

soooo...... such things have happened before

NEVER EVER make apple predictions based upon typical product cycle updates ---- especially when the product is transitioning into a major piece of new hardware/processor, etc

Thank goodness, I waited for two months then. The shortest revamp of the PowerBook line in Apple's history I think. Although the 17PB came 3 months later.

wide · Jun 2, 2004, 07:49 AM

I don't think it's coming out at WWDC...but it would be an answer to where all of the PowerPC 970 chips have been disappearing...

nagromme · 07:53 AM

That's not a fair time comparison: the existing PowerBook did NOT changein Jan 03--Apple just added two NEW sizes. Adding sizes makes sense to happen at any time. Changing an EXISTING product is another matter.

Past cycles aren't a basis for knowing the future with certainty. But they ARE a very GOOD way to make an educated guess.

A LOT more reliable way than the words of some anonymous prankster

Especially when past cycles are far from the only evidence that PBG5s are a long way off.

Jun 2, 2004, 05:19 AM	#2
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Jun 2, 2004, 05:45 AM	#7
T'hain Esh Kelch macrumors regular Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Denmark	Looks like the world-supply of socks is going down.... If this turns out to be true, expect me to be first in line to get a 15" top-end! __________________ "There's no bigot like a religious bigot and there's no religion more fanatical than that espoused by Macintosh zealots." ~Martin Veitch, IT Week [31-01-2003]

Jun 2, 2004, 05:49 AM	#10
johnnyjibbs macrumors 68030 Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: London, UK	We can dream on, but with the latest rumours about the difficulty of getting new G5s into even Power Macs I'm doubting this one very much. 1.6GHz 12" would be cool mind.. __________________ johngriffithsapps.com - Get It Done! \| Grocery Checkout 15" MBP, iPhone 3G, 12" PB, iPod 4G, iPod shuffle

Jun 2, 2004, 05:58 AM	#11
Squire macrumors 68000 Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Canada	No. I don't believe it. However, I have 2 questions: 1) When were the Powerbooks last updated? 5 or 6 weeks ago? 2) What is the shortest length of time in Apple history between major updates? Anyone know? Squire __________________ "Society often forgives the criminal; it never forgives the dreamer." - Oscar Wilde

Jun 2, 2004, 05:36 AM	#4
sjap macrumors newbie Join Date: Mar 2004	If this is true I will eat socks for the rest of my life.

Jun 2, 2004, 05:37 AM	#5
boomtopper macrumors member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: UK Huddersfield	Sounds like complete and utter bull plop to me. I just can't see the powerbooks being upgraded yet becuase they have been just upgraded!

Jun 2, 2004, 06:03 AM	#12
klaus macrumors 6502a Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Belgium	Bogus.. http://www.macrumors.com/pages/2004/...19232454.shtml He said it himself..it would be "quite some time"...

Jun 2, 2004, 06:14 AM	#14
csubear macrumors 6502a Join Date: Aug 2003	I don't beleive it at all. After buy my NEW powerbook less than a month ago. I would be very angry if they updated to G5 now. __________________ (\_/) (-.-) (><)o

Jun 2, 2004, 06:30 AM	#17
G4-power macrumors regular Join Date: May 2004 Location: Kokkola, Finland, Nothern Europe	I think they won't be seen at WWDC, but possibly at the Paris Expo, was it in September? __________________ MacBook Pro 13.3", 8GB iPod touch (2G) Folding@Home

Jun 2, 2004, 06:31 AM	#18
HasanDaddy macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Colorado	All I know is --- they came out with a SuperDrive TiBook in November/December of 2002, and then the Al Books (12" and 17") came out in January 2003, one month later soooo...... such things have happened before NEVER EVER make apple predictions based upon typical product cycle updates ---- especially when the product is transitioning into a major piece of new hardware/processor, etc

Jun 2, 2004, 07:03 AM	#20
Mord macrumors 601 Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: People's Republic of Yorkshire	this means new powermacs right? (little getting my own back for all you people posting about pbg5's in every forum) also the teams developing the g5 powerbook and the team developing the recently updated g4 powerbook are different teams they may very well have had a breakthrough with maybe the 975 or getting good yields of the 970fx? if the pbg5 team finished early steve jobs is not exactly going to say "oh no we cant release those it would piss off all the people that bought the 1.5GHz g4 powerbooks". if it's ready it will be released, not that i think they are ready especially not at 2.2GHz __________________ Consider the lily. Last edited by Mord : Jun 2, 2004 at 07:11 AM.

Jun 2, 2004, 07:10 AM	#21
Akira macrumors member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: The Netherlands	Even if it were true that they'd announce (not ship, duh) a Powerbook G5 at WWDC, I sincerely doubt that they would have a 2.2 GHz at the high end.

Jun 2, 2004, 07:49 AM	#24
wide macrumors 6502a Join Date: May 2004 Location: NYC	I don't think it's coming out at WWDC...but it would be an answer to where all of the PowerPC 970 chips have been disappearing... __________________ 1.33 GHz iBook 12.1" -iskin protouch pb (artic) -microsoft intellimouse explorer bluetooth a dell laptop and a few ipods

Jun 2, 2004, 07:50 AM	#25
nagromme macrumors 601 Join Date: May 2002 Location: Blinking blue dot	That's not a fair time comparison: the existing PowerBook did NOT changein Jan 03--Apple just added two NEW sizes. Adding sizes makes sense to happen at any time. Changing an EXISTING product is another matter. Past cycles aren't a basis for knowing the future with certainty. But they ARE a very GOOD way to make an educated guess. A LOT more reliable way than the words of some anonymous prankster Especially when past cycles are far from the only evidence that PBG5s are a long way off. __________________ nagromme Would you like a treatment? Last edited by nagromme : Jun 2, 2004 at 07:53 AM.

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